MHG14300 - Worked Stone - Cuthill Links
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
116 pieces of deliberately flaked stone were reported to HRC by The Tourist Officer, Sutherland Tourist Board in 1991. A report prepared by Ann Clarke identifies them as follows:
There are 116 pieces of deliberately flaked stone. Most are made of pebble quartz,
but there are 15 flakes of an unidentified rock which is fine grained- possibly
limestone/quartzite.
Pr imary flake s : 12
Secondary flakes: 32
Inner flakes: 45
Chunks: 5
Core rejuvenation flakes: 2
Scalar Core: 1
?Platform core: 1
Non quartz inner flakes: 15
Flaked pebbles: 3 <1>
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7400 8699 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH78NW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DORNOCH |
Finds (1)
- WORKED STONE (Mesolithic to Late Bronze Age - 8000 BC? to 551 BC?)
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