Artefact Recovery

Date 2017

Event ID 1040833

Category Recording

Type Artefact Recovery

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1040833

HU 4015 1125 The items listed below were found eroding from the internal area of the broch, which is itself falling into the sea, during a visit in 2017. A complete ard, a double ended hammerstone, and six pottery sherds including two rim sherds were recovered and handed in to Lerwick Museum. Also lying in situ was a complete upper stone of a rotary quern, this was left on site but the museum was notified of its imminent danger of falling into the sea.

Sandra Kelly - North Clyde Archaeological Society

(Source: DES, Volume 18)