MHG8168 - Carved Stone Ball, Ben Tharsom
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
A 4-knobbed carved stone ball 'found on top of Ben Tharson, Ardross' is in the RMS (AS 153).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1904; D N Marshall 1979.
This ball was acquired by the NMS in 1904. It has slightly projecting circular discs and measures 2 1/2" in diameter. <1>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG411 Text/Publication/Article: Marshall, D N. 1979. 'Carved stone balls', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 108 1976-7, p.40-72. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 40-72. 65.
- --- SHG549 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1904. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and articles exhibited', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 38 1903-4, p.11-16, 98-102, 149-51, 252-55, 411-15, 468-75. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 11-16, 98-102, 149-51, 25. 470.
- <1> SHG8168 Image/Photograph(s): 65. Unknown. . AS 153.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6059 7919 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH67NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | ROSSKEEN |
Finds (1)
- BALL (RITUAL) (Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-180-001-376-C& (Link to NMS online collections database)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13732 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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