Find Spot record 45 - SANDS OF RATH,TARANSAY
Summary
Approximate findspot of two broken stone dishes (saddle querns?) and a bone pin, in a ruin
Location
| Grid reference | NB 04000 00000 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NB00SW |
| Island | Taransay |
| Parish | HARRIS, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NB00SW 5 04 00.
Two fragments of stone dishes and a double-pointed bone pin (3" long) were found when investigating a sand-heap that a small ruin on the surface had kept from blowing away. The situation was at the Sands of Rath, Taransay (? the sandhills in the area of Corran Raah). The stone dishes (common among the ruins of settlements) are usually less than 2ft sqaure, of undressed stone, with a concavity about the size of a soup plate. Their use is uncertain.
Presented to the NMAS.
F W L Thomas 1863.
No further information.
Visited by OS (R L) 7 July 1969.
F W L Thomas, 1860-2a, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 117 (Bibliographic reference). SWE7727.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE7727 Bibliographic reference: F W L Thomas. 1860-2a. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 4. 115-19. 117.
Finds (2)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
