MHG6907 - Cists & beakers, Cawdor
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CIST (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH84NW 50 84 49
Two beakers, which accompanied an inhumation in a short cist at Cawdor are in Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, donated by the Earl of Cawdor, (i) Clarke's N2L type - 23.1316; (ii) Clarke's N/NR type - 23,1317.
L C G Clarke 1925; M E C Mitchell 1934; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1935; I C Walker 1967; D L Clarke 1970.
The beakers are listeded in the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology catalogue under Acc. Nos. 1923.1316.1-9 and 1923.1317.1-4. Also listed are 3 fragments of human cranium (1923.1317.5, 1923.1317.6, 1923.1316.10). <1>
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG1641 Text/Publication/Article: Walker, I C. 1967. 'The counties of Nairnshire, Moray and Banffshire in the Bronze Age: part I', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 98 1964-6, p.76-125. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 76-125. 100-1.
- --- SHG1728 Text/Publication/Article: Clarke, L C G. 1925. 'The University museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge', Antiq J Vol. 5 1925, p.415-20. Antiq J. 415-20. 419.
- --- SHG2051 Text/Publication/Volume: Clarke, D L. 1970. Beaker pottery of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 2, 519, Nos. 1722, 1723.
- --- SHG53 Text/Publication/Article: Mitchell, M E C. 1934. 'A new analysis of the Early Bronze Age beaker pottery of Scotland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, Vol 68 (1933-34), pp 132-89. p 186.
- --- SHG551 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1935. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library and exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 69 1934-5, p.9-26,118-21,246-50,322-4,397-401,435-43. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 9-26,118-21,246-50,322-4,. 397-8; fig. 1.
- <1> SHG28513 Text/Record Form/Project Recording Form: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2020. Finds Collection from Highland Area in Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 1923.1316.1-10, 1923.1317.1-6.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8400 4899 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH84NW |
| Civil Parish | CAWDOR |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
Finds (2)
- BEAKER (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15065 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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