Monument record MHG3091 - Fort George, barrow
Summary
A barrow on Ardescroon Point removed during the construction of Fort George in 1750.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7614 5666 (30m by 30m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH75NE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | ARDERSIER |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
In a round barrow removed to erect Fort George at Ardescroon Point in Scotland, 1750, was found a skeleton, and a brass spearhead 14 inches by 3 ins. <1>
Wilson is indebted to a Mr Albert Way for a sketch of this eyed spearhead. <2>
No further information regarding this skeleton and bronze spearhead could be found.
Visited by OS (R D) 16 August 1964.
Late Bronze Age spearhead of Greenwell and Brewis's Lunate class (ie. Leaf-shaped blade with lunate openings). <3>
In 1750 when a 'round barrow' was removed during the construction of Fort George, an inhumation and a bronze spearhead (now lost) were discovered. <5>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG3190 Text/Publication/Article: Burgess, C. 1976. Burials with metalwork of the later Bronze Age in Wales and beyond. 81-104. 92, no. 42.
- <1> SHG2277 Text/Publication/Volume: Gough, R. 1786-96. Sepulchral monuments in Great Britain applied to illustrate the history of families, manners, habits and arts, at the different periods from the Norman Conquest to the seventeenth century. v.
- <2> SHG2944 Text/Publication/Volume: Wilson, D. 1851. The archaeology and prehistoric annals of Scotland. 263.
- <3> SHG1476 Text/Publication/Article: Coles, J M. 1962. ''Scottish Late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology'', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 93 1959-60, p.16-134. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 16-134. 78.
- <5> SHG2673 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of North-east Inverness, Inverness District, Highland Region. . 11, No. 42.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jun 18 2014 3:38PM
