Aberdeenshire HER - NJ41SE0011 - GLASCHUL HILL, TOWIE

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Primary ReferenceNJ41SE0011
NameGLASCHUL HILL, TOWIE
NRHE Card No.NJ41SE12
NRHE Numlink 17125
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Artefact
Site Condition Complete 1
Details Carved stone ball found in 1860 while digging a drain on 'Glass' or 'Gray' Hill, Towie identified by Simpson as Glaschul Hill. It is an ornamented slate stone ball with four protruding discs with curvilinear ornamentation. Three of the knobs are decorated with spirals or dots and rings. A number of other artefacts have been found on the hill including stone cups.
Last Update17/02/2015
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Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
01860 CARVED STONE BALL Stray Find National Museum of Scotland AS 10

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
BALLSSTONECARVEDA100
SPIRALS DECORATEDB100
CUPSSTONE C90