Aberdeenshire HER - NJ65SE0006 - MOUNTBLAIRY

Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ65SE0006
NameMOUNTBLAIRY
NMRS Card No.NJ65SE7
NMRS Numlink18419
Site Form Artefact
Site Condition Complete 1
Details Carved stone ball, It is 77mm in diameter, and has six discs each 25mm in diameter. Made from greenstone or trap, it weighs 18ozs.
Last Update21/07/2014

National Grid Reference: NJ 6899 5401


Easting: 372000, Northing: 850000

Compiler 
Date of Compilation 

Event Details


Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
  CARVED STONE BALL  Stray Find National Museum of Scotland AS 9

Ecofact

Samples 
Palynology 
Ecofact Notes 

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
BALLSSTONECARVEDA100

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National Status

Regional Status


Photo Details


Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref NoTitleAuthorDateOthersEditorPublishedDetailsDate MDate Y
02289PSAS 11(1874-6) 29-62JA SMITH1876   37  
00472PSAS 6 (1864-6) Donations & Purchases 1866   11  

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name Alvah
Positional Accuracy Location only
Buffer Zone 15-20m
Buffer Type Standard
Capture Scale Unknown
Spatial Feature Type Point

Environment

Constraints
Altitude80
Geology 
Topography Moderate Slope
Aspect 1 
Aspect 2
Current Land Use
Vegetation
Soil Type 
Hydrology 

Measurements

Plan 
Shape 1 Circular
Shape 2 Solid
Diameter0.07
Length 
Width 
Thickness 
Depth 
Area 
Height 

Historic Land Use


Period Details

PeriodOrderProbabilityRadiocarbon DatesDate BuiltDate of DestructionDate of Loss
Neolithic (4000 - 2500 BC) A100    

Period Notes

Period Notes

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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