Find Spot record 477 - GLEN CROSS, CROSS, LEWIS
Summary
Cushion mace head
Location
| Grid reference | NB 51280 61290 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NB56SW |
| Island | Lewis |
| Township | Cross, Barvas, Western Isles |
| Parish | BARVAS, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NB56SW 8 5128 6129.
(NB 5128 6129) Stone Macehead found AD 1948 (NAT)
OS 6"map, (1965)
A cushion mace-head was found during peat-digging by Mr Angus Murray in 1948 at a depth of 9ft on a low ridge between the Cross and Swainbost rivers, 700 yards S of the W end of Loch-na-Muilac.
Purchased for the NMAS - length 9.7cm, maximum breadth 4.4cm, maximum thickness 2,9cm; hole 1.6cm diameter.
R B K Stevenson 1952.
According to Mr Murray the OS site is correct.
Visited by OS (R L) 13 June 1969.
R B K Stevenson, 1949-50d, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 218-19 (Bibliographic reference). SWE8337.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE8337 Bibliographic reference: R B K Stevenson. 1949-50d. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 84. 218-20. 218-19.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
