MHG8474 - Tarbat Old Parish Church - quern
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- (Unknown date)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A broken trough quern is built into lower part of NW gatepost of churchyard, abutting Tarbat Ness road. Its concave face protrudes.
Visited by OS 20 Septemeber 1972.
Close-Brooks suggests that this, along with other similar examples known in Shetland, other parts of Ross- shire and
Inverness-shire, may be best dated to the Bronze Age (c.2,500BC – 700BC). <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG52 Text/Publication/Article: Davidson, J M. 1948. 'A miscellany of antiquities in Easter Ross and Sutherland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, Vol 80 (1945-46), pp 25-33. p 30.
- <1> SHG1522 Text/Publication/Article: Close-Brooks, J. 1984. ''Some early querns'', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 113 1983, p.282-9. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 282-9. 288.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9144 8401 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH98SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | TARBAT |
Finds (1)
- QUERN (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15663 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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