Monument record MHG696 - Midden, Midtown
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 3789 6840 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND36NE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | CANISBAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
A kitchen-midden at Midtown, Freswick, yielded a hammer-stone of coral which was donated to NMAS by Simon Bremner.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1929.
ND 384 685. There is now no trace of this kitchen-midden.
C E Batey 1982.
No evidence of kitchen midden was located. Older inhabitants could not recall a midden or find in immediate area and suggested hammer-stone was possibly discovered on Freswick Links (ND36NE 4). Visited by OS (J B) 12 July 1982.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1960 Text/Report: Batey, C E. 1982. Caithness coastal survey 1982: interim reports 1980-2. . No. 56.
- --- SHG569 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1930. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 64 1929-30, p.9-24, 106-11, 211-17. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 9-24, 106-11, 211-17. 14.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
