MHG7241 - Cawdor Castle, glass beads
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Centred 847 498.
Six glass beads found in clearing out a ditch before February 1864, were donated to NMAS by Wm Stables, Cawdor Castle, in April 1864. (FJ 1-4, 17-18).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1865; 1885; J M Joass 1865.
Guido identifies the beads as Class 13 (North Scottish spiral-decorated beads) and Class 14 (North Scottish decorated annular beads). <1>
The NMS catalogue lists four glass beads of green paste, enamelled on the surface with yellow spirals (Acc. Nos. FJ 1- FJ 4) and two annular bead of blue and yellow glass (FJ 17- FJ 18). <1>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG1233 Text/Publication/Article: Joass, J M. 1865. 'Notice of a cist and its contents in the parish of Eddertoun, Ross-shire, recently opened', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 5 1862-4, p.311-5. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 311-5. 313.
- --- SHG611 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1885. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, with exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 19 1884-5, p.8-14,51-4,75-82,132-9,161-5,247-52,326-36. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 8-14,51-4,75-82,132-9,161. 133.
- --- SHG634 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1865. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 5 1862-4, p.9-18,30-3,61-5,81-4,109-16,122-9,185-9,213-22,239-42,284-9,300-3,322-331. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 9-18,30-3,61-5,81-4,109-1. 300.
- <1> SHG2300 Text/Publication/Volume: Guido, M. 1978. The glass beads of the prehistoric and Roman periods in Britain and Ireland. 196, 200.
- <1> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. FJ 1-4, 17-18.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8470 4980 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH84NW |
| Civil Parish | CAWDOR |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
Finds (1)
- BEAD (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-190-004-068-C& (Link to NMS online collections database FJ 17-18)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15025 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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