Find Spot record MHG3675 - Stoneyfield
Summary
No summary available.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6940 4550 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64NE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Fieldwalking excursions to these ploughed fields have produced a quantity of flintwork. This includes cores and flakes, 16 scrapers with various edges retouched, 3 possible arrowheads, 9 flints with straight edge retouch, and 5 microliths. There are also a few flakes of quartz and a quartz core, as well as 2 gun flints. Sherds of medieval/post medieval pottery and two small spherical beads have also been found. Finds are in Inverness Museum (INVMG 984.93, 102; 985.44, 122, 135-143, 154-155; 986.5, 7, 69-71). <1> <2>
The finds were subsequently analysed during the evaluation stage of the Seafield West business and retail park development.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG1548 Text/Publication/Article: Ross and Harden, A and G. 1985. 'Stonyfield (Inverness & Bona p) Flint flakes, cores, pottery, beads', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1985, p.24. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 24. 24.
- <2> SHG1547 Text/Publication/Article: Ross and Harden, A and G. 1986. 'Stonyfield (Inverness & Bona p) Fieldwalking collection', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1986, p.16-17. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 16-17. 16-17.
Finds (11)
- FLAKE (Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 8000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)
- SCRAPER (TOOL) (Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 8000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- ARROWHEAD (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- FLAKE (Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 8000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- CORE (Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 8000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- SHERD (Medieval to 19th Century - 1058 AD to 1900 AD)
- BEAD (Unknown date)
- GUNFLINT (Post Medieval - 1560 AD? to 1900 AD?)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 8000 BC? to 551 BC?)
- CORE (Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 8000 BC? to 551 BC?)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 3 2014 5:01PM
