Find Spot record 1142 - NEWTON, NORTH UIST
Summary
Findspot of stone line sinker, centred on NF 890 773
Location
| Grid reference | NF 89000 77300 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF87NE |
| Island | North Uist |
| Parish | NORTH UIST, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF87NE 25 c.890 773.
A stone sinker, found on Newton farm was exhibited in Glasgow in 1888, on loan from Mrs McNeil.
International Exhibition, Glasgow 1888.
Mrs McNeil's collection subsequently passed to Mr H H Mackenzie, fact or of the North Uist estates, whose collection was donated to RMS (NMAS) in 1972. How ever, this sinker was not with the material given to the museum. (But see NF86NW 24.)
J Close-Brooks and S Maxwell 1975.
International Exhibition, Glas, 1888, The Book of the Bishop's Castle and handbook of the Archaological Collection, 22, No. 14 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12805.
J and S Close-Brooks and Maxwe, 1972-4, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 287 (Bibliographic reference). SWE1217.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
