MHG9894 - Carved Stone Ball, Eldrable
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 stone ball with six projecting circles was found in 1870 in trenching at Kilpheader, Kildonan, near some faint traces of a building said to be those of a chapel dedicated to St Peter (See NC 91 NE 39). The ball is formed of the native sandstone which occurs in the middle oolite of east Sutherland. It is now preserved in the Dunrobin Museum; it measures 2 5/6" diameter and weighs 8 3/4 ozs.
J A Smith 1876; R Munro 1918.
The carved stone ball accessioned under No. X37 in Dunrobin Castle Museum has been identified by Hugo Anderson-Whymark as the one from Kilphedir. It is on display in case 29, shelf C. <1>
There is a cast of the Kilphedir carved stone ball in Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Acc. No. Z 21546. <2>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG1185 Text/Publication/Article: Smith, J A. 1876. 'Notes of small ornamental stone balls found in different parts of Scotland, etc; with remarks on their supposed age and use', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 11 1874-6, p.29-62. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 29-62. 42-3; illust.
- --- SHG462 Text/Publication/Article: Munro, R. 1918. 'Comparative archaeology, its aims and methods', Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc Vol. 5 1916-18, p.156-83. Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc. 156-83. 181.
- --- SHG827 Text/Publication/Article: Marshall, D N. 1984. 'Further notes on carved stone balls', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 113 1983, p.628-30. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 628-30. 629.
- <1> SHG28514 Collection/Finds Collection: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2019. Finds Collection At Dunrobin Castle Museum. X37.
- <2> SHG28513 Text/Record Form/Project Recording Form: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2020. Finds Collection from Highland Area in Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Z 21546.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9800 1800 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC91NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
Finds (2)
- BALL (RITUAL) (Neolithic to Early Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 1501 BC?)
- CAST (Modern - 1901 AD to 2100 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7015 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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