Find Spot record MHG1684 - Findspot, Beneath Cairn, Camster Long

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Mesolithic flints found beneath Camster Long Cairn

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Grid reference Centred ND 2601 4420 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND24SE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish WICK
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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Renumbered from ND24SE0001A
JHooper, 25/10/2002
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ND24SE 1.01 2601 4420.

Eight narrow blade microliths (verified by Wickham-Jones and Firth) were recovered during excavation, from the old land surface below this chambered cairn.
C R Wickham-Jones and C Firth 1990a.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Wickham-Jones and Firth, C R and C. 1990. 'Mesolithic survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.22. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 22. 22.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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