Highland HER Monument MHG61293: Litharge Cake - Dun Creich
Description
| Site Name | Litharge Cake - Dun Creich |
|---|---|
| Site Type(s) | FINDSPOT (Undated) |
| Find Type(s) | LITHARGE Undated (FHG3921) |
| NGR | NH 6521 8805 |
| Parish | CREICH |
| Record created | 18/11/2019 12:50:33 |
| Last updated | 18/11/2019 13:04:18 |
Description and Sources
A piece of Litharge cake is pictured on the Dornoch Historylinks Image Library, No. 7697. It was found at the waterline of the Dornoch Firth below Dun Creich. Litharge cakes were formed during large scale cupellation. This piece has a relatively smooth convex shape with the inner side having a rough cast appearance. This litharge cake is evidence of large scale cupellation. <1>
Historylinks Acc. No. 2009_046_05. <2>
Grid reference is general only as the litharge could have come any area of the waterline of the promontory Dun Creich occupies. GW 18/11/19
<1> Dornoch Historylinks, Dornoch Historylinks Image Library, Nos. 7697 (Interactive Resource/Online Database). SHG25535.
<2> Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH), 2019, Finds Collection at Historylinks Museum, 2009_046_05 (Text/Record Form/Project Recording Form). SHG28376.
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