Find Spot record MHG2279 - Findspot, Tofts Farm

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Flint Scatter, Tofts Farm

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Grid reference Centred ND 3659 6880 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet ND36NE
Old County CAITHNESS
Civil Parish CANISBAY
Geographical Area CAITHNESS

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(NB secondary sources as quoted in RCAHMS have added wrong Stephan Murray report from DES 1981 - refs to Hotel Field, Canisbay are another site - HAW 5/2003)

ND36NE 27 366 688.

ND 366 688. Found on surface of ploughed field at Tofts Farm - flakes, blades, scrapers and cores of brown and white beach flint. None with secondary retouch.
R Stephan-Murray 1981.

No flint was seen at the given location, the area being under hay and potatoes. The farmer, from Everly, confirmed the occurrence of flint around ND 3666 6885.
Visited by OS (J B) 20 July 1982.

Struck flint flakes found about 250 yds NNE of Tofts farmhouse, Freswick, were donated to the NMAS by R S Murray in 1981-2.
NMAS 1982.

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  • --- Text/Report: NMAS. 1982. NMAS annual report 1981-2, no.28. . 26.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Stephan-Murray, R. 1981. 'Hotel Field (Canisbay p) Mesolithic-Neolithic site', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1981, p.18. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 18. 18.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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