Find Spot record MHG54295 - Findspot of gun flint, Woodside Avenue, Grantown-on-Spey
Summary
A post medieval gun flint found in a garden.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 0323 2741 (20m by 20m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ02NW |
| Civil Parish | CROMDALE, INVERALLAN AND ADVIE |
| Geographical Area | BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
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Full Description
A resident of Grantown-on-Spey wrote to the HER in February 2011 enclosing a gun flint that had been found in his next door neighbour's garden. <1> The item is a gun flint from a flintlock rifle, most likely of 18th/19th-century date (pers comm Catharine Niven, Inverness Museum, from description given over the phone). The item has been photographed and returned to the correspondent. <2><3>
The flint was found in the garden of Alltbeag. The item is to be donated to the Grantown-on-Spey Heritage Centre. <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG25185 Text/Correspondence: Private individual. 02/2011. Small piece dressed flint - found in Grantown-on-Spey. Yes. Digital.
- <2> SHG24247 Image/Photograph(s): Tilbury, S. 2009-11. Photographs by Sylvina Tilbury, HER Officer. Colour. . Digital.
- <3> SHG23297 Verbal Communication: Tilbury, S. Comment by Sylvina Tilbury, HER Officer.
- <4> SHG25204 Text/Correspondence: Highland Council. 03/2011. Email correspondence between private individual and Sylvina Tilbury, HER Officer re flint at Grantown on Spey. Yes. Digital.
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Record last edited
Mar 15 2011 11:46AM
