Find Spot record MHG1484 - Findspot, Dale Moss

Summary

Findspot of stone ball.

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Grid reference Centred ND 1299 5100 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND15SW
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish HALKIRK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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'Marshall. Type 9c, 6 domed bosses each with cross-hatching, the interspaces decorated with incised lines following the shape of the bosses and a central dot. Found 6ft down in a peat moss during hand cutting of peat in about 1910 by a farm worker. In private hands.'
A Foxon 1986.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Foxon, A. 1986. 'Dale Moss, Westerdale (Halkirk p) carved stone ball', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1986, p.19. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 19. 19.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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