Highland HER Monument MHG61321: Lithics - Coral Bay, Claigan
Description
| Site Name | Lithics - Coral Bay, Claigan |
|---|---|
| Site Type(s) | FINDSPOT (Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC?) |
| Find Type(s) | CORE (3) Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC? (FHG3945) DEBITAGE (6-10) Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC? (FHG3947) FLAKE (3) Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 4000 BC? to 551 BC? (FHG3946) |
| NGR | NG 2234 5515 |
| Parish | DUIRINISH |
| Record created | 21/11/2019 11:51:46 |
| Last updated | 05/12/2019 10:26:42 |
Description and Sources
The Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre holds small collection of lithic stone tools and debitage. According to a letter in the archives, they were found in 1984 in a trench or burn immediately behind Coral beach. They were examind by Talla Hopper who recorded 12 lithics:
1 definite flint core and 2 possible cores.
3 dark chert/mudstone flakes, one probably a blade flake and two possibly. All three have been damaged since the original working.
1 small flint. Possible debitage.
1 small chert? Possible debitage
4 tiny flint pieces. No definite signs of working
None were diagnostically Mesolithic in character.
Listed under Acc. No. 1989.3. <1>
GIS spatial data is an approximation based on the above description only and does not represent the precise findspot. GW 21/11/19
<1> Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH), 2019, Finds Collection at Skye and Lochalsh Archive Centre, 1889.3 (Text/Record Form/Project Recording Form). SHG28408.
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