Find Spot record MHG27211 - Mesolithic Flints, Caithness Area

Unlocated

All recorded find spots in Caithness of potentially mesolithic artefacts were visited, but no new archaeological material was recovered. It was not possible to examine existing finds. Coastal dune areas, and inland areas of erosion (watercourses, forestry ploughings, and quarry sections), were checked for archaeological material, and for evidence pertaining to their post-glacial geomorphological history. The early post-glacial old land surface is likely to be covered by peat or alluvium, in many areas, and, on the coast, sea level in the early post-glacial is likely to have been considerably lower than today (c-12m OD at Wick 9600 yrs BP). Chalk flints have been recorded in till deposits in Caithness.
Sponsor: Northern Studies Group
C R Wickham-Jones and C Firth 1990