Find Spot record MHG9894 - Carved Stone Ball, Eldrable
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9800 1800 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC91NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
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Full Description
A stone ball with six projecting circles was found in 1870 in trenching at Kilpheader, Kildonan, near some faint traces of a building said to be those of a chapel dedicated to St Peter (See NC 91 NE 39). The ball is formed of the native sandstone which occurs in the middle oolite of east Sutherland. It is now preserved in the Dunrobin Museum; it measures 2 5/6" diameter and weighs 8 3/4 ozs.
J A Smith 1876; R Munro 1918.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1185 Text/Publication/Article: Smith, J A. 1876. 'Notes of small ornamental stone balls found in different parts of Scotland, etc; with remarks on their supposed age and use', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 11 1874-6, p.29-62. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 29-62. 42-3; illust.
- --- SHG462 Text/Publication/Article: Munro, R. 1918. 'Comparative archaeology, its aims and methods', Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc Vol. 5 1916-18, p.156-83. Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc. 156-83. 181.
- --- SHG827 Text/Publication/Article: Marshall, D N. 1984. 'Further notes on carved stone balls', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 113 1983, p.628-30. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 628-30. 629.
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Record last edited
Oct 16 2014 3:22PM
