Find Spot record 367 - LAXDALE, LEWIS
Summary
Carved stone ball
Location
| Grid reference | NB 42 34 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NB43SW |
| Island | Lewis |
| Parish | STORNOWAY, Western Isles |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NB43SW 3 42 34.
"Carved stone ball of six knobs found on a croft at Laxdale, parish of Stornoway. This extends the record of the distribution of these objects to the Outer Isles. Diameter 2.9ins, weight 18 ozs; material, horneblende gneiss of a kind occurring both locally and on the mainland." In the School Museum of the Nicolson Institute Stornoway.
W J Gibson 1934.
This is still in the Nicolson Institute, but no further information was gathered regarding its findspot.
Visited by OS (A L F R) assistent archaeology officer, 22 April 1964.
W J Gibson, 1933-4, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 428 (Bibliographic reference). SWE2077.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE2077 Bibliographic reference: W J Gibson. 1933-4. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 68. 428-32. 428.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Apr 24 2020 9:18AM
