Highland HER Monument MHG61411: Stone Axeheads and Flint Chips - Creag an Fhithich
Description
| Site Name | Stone Axeheads and Flint Chips - Creag an Fhithich |
|---|---|
| Site Type(s) | FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC) |
| Find Type(s) | AXEHEAD (2) Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC (FHG3989) LITHIC IMPLEMENT (>10) Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC (FHG3990) |
| NGR | NH 9395 2143 |
| Parish | DUTHIL AND ROTHIEMURCHUS |
| Record created | 12/12/2019 14:11:39 |
| Last updated | 09/09/2020 15:06:54 |
Description and Sources
Within Inverness Museum's archive files are two letter of correspondance from 1954 regarding the donation of two stone axeheads and several flint chips to Inverness Museum. These are described as having been found close together in a cache by the donor's father on the side of the Creag na Fhitich while he was looking for stone suitable for building. There is a black and white photograph of this group of objects also. The axeheads are listed under Acc. Nos. 1954.30 and 1954.31. <1> <2>
GIS spatial data is approximated from the description above and does not represent the precise findspot. GW 12/12/19
<1> Inverness Museum, 2019, Inverness Museum and Art Gallery Archive Files, 1954.30-31 (Collection). SHG28371.
<2> Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, Inverness Museum & Art Gallery Accession registers, 1954.30-31 (Collection/Catalogue). SHG25836.
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