Find Spot record 896 - SCOLPAIG HOUSE, NORTH UIST
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NF 72909 75325 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF77NW |
| Parish | NORTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF77NW 10 7290 7533.
(NF 7290 7533) A cupmarked stone, now in the possession of Dr Mackenzie at Scolpaig House, was found near the cup-marked rock at Ard a'Bhorain (NF87NW 3).
It is about 18 by 14 inches and contains five cup-marks. It was at one time in the garden of Balelone (NF 7294 7391) before being taken to Scolpaig House.
J D Lyford-Pike 1941.
Dr Mackenzie left Scolpaig House some 20 years ago and the present occupants have no knowledge of the stone. It was not found among the many perforated stones at present in the garden of Scolpaig.
Visited by OS (J T T) 19 June 1965.
See NF87NW 3.
A cupmarked stone matching this description, along with other worked stone objects were located in the garden were identified by the Archaeology Service in 2019 and subsiquently recovered by Museum nan Eilean in June 2022.
KM (Archaeologist CnES) 25/07 2022
J D Lyford-Pike, 1940-1, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 131 (Bibliographic reference). SWE4252.
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- --- SWE4252 Bibliographic reference: J D Lyford-Pike. 1940-1. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 75. 127-44. 131.
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- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 18 2022 4:37PM
