MHG9475 - Whetstone, Lairg

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FINDSPOT (Undated)

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A whetstone of brown quartzite, flat, rectangular with rounded ends, 1.6 ins long by 0.8 ins wide by 0.4 ins thick, from Lairg (NC 58 05) is in Dunrobin Museum (Acc No. X 74)
Information from TS of Dunrobin Museum by A S Henshall, 1966.

The whetstone was catalogued during an inventory of Dunrobin Castle Museum's collection in 2019 by ARCH. Listed under Acc. No.X74. It is on display in case 28, shelf C. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<1> SHG28514 Collection/Finds Collection: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2019. Finds Collection At Dunrobin Castle Museum. X74.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 5799 0600 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC50NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	LAIRG

Finds (1)

WHETSTONE (Undated)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/5062 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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