MHG693 - Flint Core, Blades and Flakes - Skirza

Summary

Findspot of flints.

Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC to 551 BC)

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Full Description

Skirza. Found on surface of ploughed field - core, blades, waste flakes of beach flint. None with secondary retouch.
R Stephan-Murray 1981.

Hay cover made field investigation impossible.
Visited by OS (J B) 20 July 1982.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG1502 Text/Publication/Article: Stephan-Murray, R. 1981. 'Skirza (Canisbay p) Mesolithic-Neolithic site', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1981, p.18-19. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 18-19. 19.

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Location

Grid reference	Centred ND 3850 6820 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	ND36NE
Civil Parish	CANISBAY
Geographical Area	CAITHNESS

Finds (1)

LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Prehistoric - 500000 BC to 560 AD)

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External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/9280 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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