Monument record MHG1980 - BA Cist w Burial etc, Acharole
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 2241 5164 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND25SW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | WATTEN |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
ND25SW 7 2242 5165.
Bronze Age Cist found 1904 (NAT) OS 1:10,000 map, (1976)
A short cist, containing a crouched male inhumation and a beaker (Clarke's N3 type) was found by Robert Sutherland in August 1904 when excavating gravel from a small mound near standing stone ND25SW 6.
The beaker, which was broken on removal, is now in NMAS (Acc no: EG 43).
T H Bryce 1905; RCAHMS 1911; D L Clarke 1970.
The site of this short cist was pointed out on ground by Mr Sinclair (No. 18 Holding, West Watten, Caithness) at ND 2242 5165, on the top of Cnoc Sgadain.
Site surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (N K B) 25 October 1965.
There is nothing of note on the ground.
Visited by OS (J M) 11 March 1982.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1178 Text/Publication/Article: Bryce, T H. 1905. 'Notes (1) on a human skeleton found in a cist with a beaker urn at Acharole, West Watten, Caithness; and (2) on the cranial form associated with that type of ceramic', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 39 1904-5, p.418-38. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 418-38. 418-24.
- --- SHG2051 Text/Publication/Volume: Clarke, D L. 1970. Beaker pottery of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 2, 516, No. 1606.
- --- SHG2664 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1911. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Third report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Caithness. . 134, No. 484.
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Record last edited
May 13 2016 12:00AM
