MHG8120 - Carved Stone Balls, Novar House
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
80 knobbed ball is shown on BM "Compass" webpage - HAW 11/2003
NH66NW 20 614 679.
A stone ball, carved with six prominent knobs, found near Novar House (NH 614 679) is in the British Museum (Acc No: 78.9.2.1).
A second carved stone ball, with 80 knobs, 'from Novar' is also in the British Museum (Acc No: 18.9.2.2).
D N Marshall 1979.
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6140 6789 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH66NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | ALNESS |
Finds (1)
- BALL (RITUAL) (Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13663 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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