MHG8126 - Arrowheads and Beads - Evanton
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Two small triangular-shaped arrow-heads, with rounded bases, and three small arrow-heads with barbs and stems, all found in the neighbourhood of Evanton were exhibited to NMAS by William Urquhart, FSA. Scot., Evanton. Another barbed and tanged arrowhead of flint, found at a peat moss in Glenglan, was also exhibited.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1890.
Small bead of blue, yellow, and white vitreous paste found at the seashore in sand and the fragment of another bead, of brown and yellow paste locality unknown.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1890.
The two beads described in the same article as the arrowheads have been added to this record. There is limited information regarding all of the objects beyond that they were all found locally to Evanton, and this record has only a marginal grid refence reflecting this. GW 06/05/20
Sources/Archives (1)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6000 6600 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH66NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KILTEARN |
Finds (3)
- ARROWHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC? to 2401 BC?)
- BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- BEAD (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13655 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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