Find Spot record MHG6947 - Kingsteps Quarry
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8997 5711 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH85NE |
| Old County | NAIRNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | NAIRN |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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Full Description
Rough stone and flint implements found in association with charcoal, and encased in a bed of peat covered by sand above Kingsteps quarries, indicate Mesolithic occupation. The peat has been radio-carbon - dated to c. 5500 BC.
J B Simpson 1954; Information from Nairnshire Telegraph, 8 March 1960.
Flakes of flint and quartz from Kings Step Quarry were donated to NMAS by Dr J B Simpson, Nairn. (AC 650-3)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1962.
According to local information the finds mady by Dr Simpson, now deceased, came from the NE end of Kingsteps Quarries in the area centred NH 8997 5712. The quarries are now disused and overgrown.
Visited by OS (R L) 8 December 1970.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG2672 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1978. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Nairn District, Highland Region. . 24, No. 206.
- --- SHG3077 Text/Publication/Article/Newspaper Article: Simpson, J B. 1954. The Nairnshire Telegraph.
- --- SHG585 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1962. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 93 1959-60, p.252-8. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 252-8. 252.
Finds (3)
Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
