Monument record MHG10205 - Medieval Body On Moor, Rogart

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Grid reference Centred NC 7300 0299 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC70SW
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish ROGART

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NC70SW 27 c. 73 03.

A grave found on the moor at Springhill, Rogart (NC 73 03) in 1876 contained a body with a possibly Medieval woven shirt, a brogue and a cord, which, together with a plait of hair from the body are in Dunrobin Museum (Acc No 1876.3).
Palace of History 1911; A S Henshall 1954; Information from Catalogue
of Dunrobin Museum by A S Henshall.

Finds still in Dunrobin Museum.
Visited by OS (N K B) 18 May 1981.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Glaister, J (et al). 1911. Scottish exhibition of national history, art and industry, Glasgow (1911): Palace of History catalogue of exhibits. Vol. 2, 865.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Henshall, A S. 1954. 'Early textiles found in Scotland: Part 1 (locally made)', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 86 1951-2, p.1-29. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 1-29. 18-21; illust.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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