Monument record MHG13634 - BA Hoard, & Burials, The Slates

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Grid reference Centred ND 1816 6897 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND16NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish OLRIG
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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ND16NE 21 1817 6898.

(ND 1817 6898) Two Bronze Spearheads found AD 1839 (NAT)
OS 6" map, (1970)

Mr W Manson (Castletown) found two bronze spearheads here in 1839, when digging for the treasure which is alleged to have been buried between Hoy Head and Dunnet Head. An abundance of bones, supposed to be human, were also found.
Name Book 1873.

No further information was obtained regarding these finds.
Visited by OS (J B) 7 December 1981.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 7, 32.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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