Find Spot record 499 - ST KILDA VILLAGE
Summary
Findspot of stone mortar
Location
| Grid reference | NF 10100 99320 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF19NW |
| Island | Hirta, St Kilda |
| Parish | HARRIS, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF19NW 16 1010 9932.
(NF 1010 9932) The only mortar (for bruising grain with a wooden pestle) on St Kilda was standing oposite cottage No.8 when Mathieson surveyed the island in the early 1920's. The stone is nearly 2ft high and 1ft 6ns across.
J Mathieson 1928.
This mortar is now housed in Cottage No.1 together with other relics (none of apparent archaeological interest) which are to form a Museum under the care of the National Trust of Scotland.
Visited by OS (J L D) 12 August 1967.
J Mathieson, 1927-8, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 131-2 (Bibliographic reference). SWE5190.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE5190 Bibliographic reference: J Mathieson. 1927-8. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 62. 123-32. 131-2.
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
