Find Spot record 1729 - CALLANISH, LEWIS

NB23SW 23 c.213 330.

Leaf-shaped arrow-head, measuring 11/16 inch by 1/2 inch, and a struck flake, both of white quartz, found near the stone circle at Callernish, Lewis. Donated by D W F Baden-Powell, Oxford. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1934.

Stone axe, length 4.9 inches, oval cross-section, highly polished only at cutting edge, tapering to flattened butt; shrunken remains of a roughly square stick 3 feet 9 inches long, with two holes and a slot through it, widely spaced, from near the base of the peat. Found near the main circle at Callanish. Presented by the finder, Wm Morrison.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1950.

Finds formerly recorded by OS with NB23SW 1. Not associated with stone circle.
Inf: RCAHMS (RJCM) 26 March 1991.

PSAS, 1933-4, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 190, No. 2 (Bibliographic reference). SWE7836.

PSAS, 1947-8, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 316, No. 5 (Bibliographic reference). SWE4739.