Find Spot record 539 - BARRA
Summary
Unlocated findspot of bone comb, possibly from Viking grave
Location
| Grid reference | NF 60000 00000 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NF60SW |
| Island | Barra |
| Parish | BARRA, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NF60SE 26 unlocated.
A large bone comb, formerly in the collections of Mrs McNeill, Newton House, Lochmaddy, and H H Mackenzie, factor of the North Uist estates, is now in RMS (NMAS) (GT 1019). It is probably that mentioned in 1888 as having been 'found in a stone cist on the island of Barra'; and may have come from an otherwise unrecorded Viking grave.
International Exhibation, Glasgow 1888; J Close-Brooks and S Maxwell 1975.
International Exhibition, Glas, 1888, The Book of the Bishop's Castle and handbook of the Archaological Collection, 28, No. 80 (Bibliographic reference). SWE12805.
J and S Close-Brooks and Maxwe, 1972-4, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 290 (Bibliographic reference). SWE1217.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM
