Canmore Site 66841: SHILLAHILL - DRYFESDALE - BLADE (PITCHSTONE), LITHIC IMPLEMENT(S) (CHERT), LITHIC IMPLEMENT(S) (FLINT)
Description
| Site Name | SHILLAHILL |
|---|---|
| Other Name(s) | SHILLAHILL BRIDGE, SHILLA HILL |
| Site Number | NY18SW 34 |
| Broad Class | MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT |
| Site Type(s) | BLADE (PITCHSTONE), LITHIC IMPLEMENT(S) (CHERT), LITHIC IMPLEMENT(S) (FLINT) |
| NGR | NY 1084 8084 |
| NGR accuracy | NGR given to the nearest 10m |
| Local Authority | DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY |
| Parish | DRYFESDALE |
| Record created | 1988-05-23 |
| Last updated | 2007-01-31 |
Archaeology Notes
NY18SW 34 1084 8084.
(NY 1084 0804) Mesolithic Flint & Stone Implements found 1968 (NAT)
OS 6" map (1970)
NY 108 808. A small group of chert and flint implements of Inland Mesolithic type from the Annan river terrace near Shillahill Bridge (NY18SW 116) are in Dumfries Museum (Acc No: 1968-147).
Dumfries Museum 1968.
The Dumfries Museum accession number for the assemblage of stone tools from Shillahill (which includes a pitchstone blade) is DUMFM: 1968.147.
Information from RCAHMS (JRS), 11 July 1995.
Flint scraper and pitchstone blade.
RCAHMS 1997.
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