MHG8709 - Tain - bone pin & midden
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The point of a Bone Pin ; a thin, square plate of bone with a perforation at each corner; a small, discoid bead of shell; and part of the burr end of a roe-deer horn, at the broken part encircled by a groove worn by friction; were found in a kitchen-midden near Tain, and presented to the NMAS by the finder, J Graham Callander.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1931.
No further information found during field investigation.
Visited by OS (W D J) 18 May 1963.
The square object is a weaving tablet. Accession numbers in the NMS are HR 819 (weaving tablet), HR 831 (bead), HR 834 (antler burr) and HR 839 (pin). The weaving tablet and pin suggest an Iron Age date. <1>
The weaving tablet is pictured on SCRAN 000-100-037-881-C. See links below.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG570 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1931. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 65 1930-1, p.8-20, 256-61, 382-4, 408-13. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 8-20, 256-61, 382-4, 408-. 10.
- <1> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. HR 819, HR 831, HR 834, HR 839.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7800 8200 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH78SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | TAIN |
Finds (4)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Iron Age - 550 BC? to 560 AD?)
- BEAD (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD?)
- WEAVING TABLET (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
- PIN (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (3)
- http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-037-881-C& (Link to NMS online collections database entry)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14681 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
- https://www.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-037-881-C& (Link to online SCRAN entry)
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