Find Spot record 1738 - ENSAY
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | NF 97300 86700 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF98NE |
| Island | Ensay |
| Parish | HARRIS, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF98NE 16 973 867.
Further erosion of a Beaker midden 150m SW of cemetery, has reduced the low mound to 5m long by 3m wide. Finds comprise 19 pieces of flint including 1 retouched primary flake 37mm long (tip missing), 2 thumbnail scrapers and 1 retouched flake; other lithic material including quartz, pot boiler, pumice, struck stone, thumbnail scraper (45mm long) and knapping debris; 100 sherds including 50 feature (grooved pattern, multiple pattern, comb pattern, grass marks, rim or shoulder); food material including limpet shell, crustaceans, antler, unburnt bone, and burnt bone.
Possibly the same site as OS Record Card NF98NE 7.
G Curtis and M Curtis 1989e.
G and M Curtis and Curtis, 1989e, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 72 (Bibliographic reference). SWE10430.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE10430 Bibliographic reference: G and M Curtis and Curtis. 1989e. Discovery and Excavation, Scotland. 72. 72.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
