Find Spot record 1416 - MINGULAY
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NL 56530 83300 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NL58SE |
| Island | Mingulay |
| Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
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NL58SE 6 5653 8330 and 5653 8343.
(NL 5653 8330 - sited on 6" plan accompanying letter). Iron Age potsherds, found near the surface in May, 1959 by Mrs. V. Pritchard, Cambridge, were donated to the National Museum of Antiquities, Scotland. (HR 1212- 1214). A gale during the previous winter may have uncovered them or even shifted them from elsewhere.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1962; Information contained in letter from Mrs V Pritchard to OS, 30 December 1964.
This find spot could not be located. Drifting sand covers most of the area.
Visited by OS (W D J) 19 May 1965.
NL 5653 8343 - Upwards of 200 fragments of IA pottery (2nd-3rd c. BC) - some with rims & cordoned ornament - found here in August 1971 during a survey of the island (Information from A Philips, Engineering Faculty, University College, London) No evidence of settlement.
Visited by OS (J L D) 8 September 1971.
PSAS, 1959-60, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 253 (Bibliographic reference). SWE8964.
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- --- SWE8964 Bibliographic reference: PSAS. 1959-60. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 93. 252-8. 253.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
