MHG9926 - Stone Ball, Kildonan
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Undated)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A plain stone ball dug from the auriferous drift during the gold working at Kildonan (NC 910209) in 1869 was presented to the NMAS in 1877 by Launder Lindsay MD, Gilgal, Perth. The ball is of dark claystone, 3" in diameter and the surface does not appear to have been smoothed, and with grains of gold still adhering to it. (Acc. No: AS 1)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1878; NMAS catalogue 1892
No further information was found regarding this stone ball.
Visited by OS (W D J) 2 June 1961
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2591 Text/Publication/Volume: NMAS. 1892. Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. 62.
- --- SHG608 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1878. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, with exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 12 1876-8, p.11-12,58-63,88-91,118-21,183-85,207-15,258-77,374-404,567-71,598-603,613. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 11-12,58-63,88-91,118-21,. 89.
- <1> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. AS 1.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9100 2090 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC92SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
Finds (1)
- STONE BALL (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-180-001-689-C& (Link to online NMS collections database)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7182 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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