Monument record MHG3804 - Cist w Finds, Tomnahurich

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Grid reference Centred NH 6555 4393 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH64SE
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish INVERNESS AND BONA
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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NH64SE 10 6555 4393.

(Centred NH 6555 4393) A short cist containing a male skeleton, fragments of an urn and a flint scraper was found in 1885 on the flat ground between Tomnahurich Bridge and the S.W. corner of Tomnahurich Hill in the portion occupied as a burying ground by the Roman Catholics. A Ross and Dr Aitken 1893.

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  • --- 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. . 14, No. 79.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Ross and Aitken, A and Dr. 1893. 'Cist found at Tomnahurich', Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club Vol. 3 1883-8, p.147-50. Trans Inverness Sci Soc Fld Club. 147-50. 147-50.

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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