Hill Of Barra
Carved Stone Ball
Site Name Hill Of Barra
Classification Carved Stone Ball
Alternative Name(s) Barra Hill
Canmore ID 19678
Site Number NJ82NW 6
NGR NJ 80 25
NGR Description NJ c. 80 25
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/19678
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Bourtie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ82NW 6 c. 80 25
See also NJ82NW 8, NJ82NW 26, NJ82NW 28.
A sandstone ball with projecting knobs from the Hill of Barra was amongst several artifacts exhibited to the fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1890 by John Rae of Aberdeen.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1890.
A carved stone ball with six not very prominent knobs, from Hill of Barra, is in the British Museum (1906.4.12.2).
D N Marshall 1979.
There is no change to the existing record.
Information from RCAHMS (JRS), 28 April 1999.
