Find Spot record MHG25225 - Findspot of symbol stone (Littleferry no. 2), Littleferry Links
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8140 9649 (6m by 6m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH89NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | GOLSPIE |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
NH89NW 2.2 814 965.
No. 2. A fragment of sandstone, of irregular shape, found in 1874 near the same place as the last. It measures 1ft 5ins in length, 11ins in width, and 3ins in thickness, and is sculptured on one face at the top, in incised lines, with the crescent symbol, without the V-shaped rod, or perhaps the horse-shoe symbol, and below this the termination of either a V-shaped or Z-shaped rod (the rest of the figure being broken off), and, to the right, part of a second crescent.
RCAHMS 1911.
This stone (0.29m x 0.43m x 0.09m) is in the Dunrobin Museum No.13. (Acc.no. 1874.3).
Information from R Jones 1980.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- 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. . 18, No. 46.
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Record last edited
Nov 4 2010 11:38AM
