MHG1684 - Microliths - Beneath Cairn, Camster Long

Summary

Mesolithic flints found beneath Camster Long Cairn

Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)

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Full Description

Renumbered from ND24SE0001A
JHooper, 25/10/2002
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ND24SE 1.01 2601 4420.

Eight narrow blade microliths (verified by Wickham-Jones and Firth), indicative of the Mesolithic, were recovered during excavation, from the old land surface below this chambered cairn.
C R Wickham-Jones and C Firth 1990a.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG1111 Text/Publication/Article: Wickham-Jones and Firth, C R and C. 1990. 'Mesolithic survey', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, p.22. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 22. 22.

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Grid reference	Centred ND 2601 4420 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND24SE
Civil Parish	WICK
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

Finds (1)

MICROLITH (Mesolithic - 8000 BC to 4001 BC)

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External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/75258 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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