Monument record MHG4785 - Dunvegan, urns
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2499 4699 (50m by 50m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG24NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
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Full Description
Centred 25 47.
Urns were dug up about 4 years ago (c. 1837) in an old burial place near the site of the parish church. They were composed of a very coarse reddish clay, but have several rude ornaments upon them, or rather are notched and scolloped throughout. One of them is in the possession of Macleod of Macleod. Another is believed to be in the Glasgow Hunterian Museum. All the rest were broken into pieces by the excavator who was preparing the ground for potato sowing.
NSA 1845.
Enquires at Dunvegan Castle revealed no knowledge of the urn in the possession of Macleod of Macleod
Visited by OS (A S P) 17 May 1961.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SHG2597 Text/Publication/Volume: NSA. 1845. The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy. Vol. 14, Inverness-shire, 336.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
