Angus HER - NO54NW0008 - DUNNICHEN

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Primary ReferenceNO54NW0008
NameDUNNICHEN
NRHE Card No.NO54NW8
NRHE Numlink 34694
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Artefact
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Approximate findspot of a possible stone tool found 'at Dunnichen' and donated to the NMAS in 1880 by R. Dickson. It is an oval stone of quartz, 9.5 cm in length, 8 cm in breadth, and 9.5 cm in greatest thickness. It has an oval hollow, 6 cm x 4 cm and 1.25 cm deep, scooped in one of its flat sides, the other bearing an oblique depression similar to those of the 'belt stones' of the Iron Age of Scandinavia.
Last Update10/01/2024
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Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
   OVAL STONE UNK Stray Find Unknown National Museum of Scotland AM 5

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
STONESOVAL B100
STONESQUARTZ C100
IMPLEMENTSSTONESITE OFA100