MHG7084 - Possible Broch and Steatite Cup - Killilan
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- BROCH? (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A circular structure of uncemented stones (probably a broch), near Killilan (NG 94 30), produced on excavation, a steatite cup 5 1/2" diameter with a handle. It was donated in 1882 to the NMAS. - AQ 14 - as part of the collection of Adam Sim of Culter Mains, by Mrs White of Netherurd House, Dolphinton.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1882; NMAS 1892.
Enquiries at Killilan and Faddoch failed to locate this site.
Visited by OS (R L) 13 October 1966.
NG93 1 KILLILAN
NG/94 30
Possible broch in Kintail, Ross and Cromarty, which has not been located in modern times [1]. It was a circular building of drystone masonry which yielded a handled steatite cup 14.0cm (5.5 in) in diameter which was acquired by the National Museum in 1882 (No. AG 14).
Sources: 1. NMRS site no. NG 93 SW 2: 2. Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 16 (1881-82), 145 and 148 (donation). 3. National Museum of Antiquities (NMAS) 1892, 59. <1>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG2591 Text/Publication/Volume: NMAS. 1892. Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. 59.
- --- SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. AQ 14.
- --- SHG605 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1882. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, and exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 16 1881-2, p.9-15, 37-40, 58-61, 144-56,176-80,236-41,401-18. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 9-15, 37-40, 58-61, 144-5. 145, 148.
- <1> SHG26111 Text/Publication/Monograph: Mackie, E.. 2007. The Roundhouses, Brochs and Wheelhouses of Atlantic Scotland c.700 BC - AD 500: Architecture and material culture Part 2 (I & II) The Northern and Southern Mainland and the Western Islands. BAR British Series. 444. Paperback. NG93 1 KILLILAN.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 9400 3000 (70m by 70m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG93SW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | KINTAIL |
Finds (1)
- CUP (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12027 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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