Find Spot record 52 - KNEEP, VALTOS, LEWIS
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NB 09000 36000 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NB03NE |
| Island | Lewis |
| Parish | UIG, Western Isles |
Map
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Full Description
NB03NE 10 09 36.
Three bronze pins and one of bone, from a shell-mound at knup, Uig, were donated to NMAS by Dr J MacLeod, Inspector of Schools, Stornoway.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1913.
No further information.
Visited by OS (R L) 27 June 1969.
These pins, in the museum, are dateable to the post- Roman (ie. late Iron Age) period or later. (Acc. No. FC.228-231)
Information fromD Clarke (NMAS) to OS, 15 Feburary 1971.
50. RMS FC 229 Frustrum-headed pin, probably of Viking date.
51. RMS FC 228 Astragaloid-headed pin, probably of Viking date.
L R Laing 1973.
PSAS, 1912-13, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 341 (Bibliographic reference). SWE8955.
L R Laing, 1973b, Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc, 71, No. 50-1 (Bibliographic reference). SWE3785.
T Fanning, 1983, Some aspects of the bronze ringed pin in Scotland, 342, No. 57 (Bibliographic reference). SWE2007.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SWE2007 Bibliographic reference: T Fanning. 1983. Some aspects of the bronze ringed pin in Scotland. 324-42. 342, No. 57.
- --- SWE3785 Bibliographic reference: L R Laing. 1973b. Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc. 50. 53-71. 71, No. 50-1.
- --- SWE8955 Bibliographic reference: PSAS. 1912-13. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 47. 9-12, 95-8, 197-208, 341-. 341.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
