Find Spot record MHG25226 - River Spey

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Location

Grid reference Centred NH 9100 1299 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH91SW
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish DUTHIL AND ROTHIEMURCHUS
Geographical Area BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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Created automatically by NMRS Register Utility
User: Admin, Date: Fri 10 Mar 2000
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NH91SW 11 unlocated.

A sherd (illustrated in PSAS, and by Henshall, following), described as 'a rim and wall fragment of a neolithic vessel of dark brown ware, decorated by flutings made by the tips of the fingers' was found 'at the foot of an electric pylon on the south side of the River Spey, between Grantown (NH 03 27) and Newtonmore (NN 71 99)', a distance of 28 miles. Its present whereabouts are unknown.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1937; A S Henshall 1983; I Kinnes 1987.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Henshall, A S. 1983. The neolithic pottery from Easterton of Roseisle, Moray. SHG23447. 19-44. 38, No. 4.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Kinnes, I. 1987. 'Circumstances not context: the Neolithic of Scotland as seen from outside', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 115 1985, p.15-57. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 15-57. 46, No. 48.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1964. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 95 1961-2, p.311-18. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 311-18. 311.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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