Find Spot record MHG11881 - Carved stone ball, Achness Graveyard
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4670 0270 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC40SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
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NC40SE0001 Graveyard & Chapel
J Aitken : 26/01/03
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NC40SE 4 467 027.
(Area NC 467027) A carved stone ball with six projecting discs, found in digging a grave in Achness graveyard (NC 46780278) was donated to the NMAS by Andrew Urquhart, Rosehall Public School, Sutherland. (Acc.No. AS 119)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1894; R Munro 1907.
No further information was obtained about find spot.
Visited by OS (R D L) 25 May 1963.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1201 Text/Publication/Article: Munro, R. 1907. 'Notes on ornamental stone balls, with reference to two specimins presented to the National Museum by Mr Andrew Urquhart', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 41 1906-7, p.290-300. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 290-300. 290-1; fig. 2.
- --- SHG411 Text/Publication/Article: Marshall, D N. 1979. 'Carved stone balls', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 108 1976-7, p.40-72. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 40-72. 66.
- --- SHG617 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1894. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, with exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 28 1893-4, p.5-9, 58-62, 119-25, 178-85, 213-18, 234-43. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 5-9, 58-62, 119-25, 178-8. 59.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
