Orkney Smr Note

Event ID 614167

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Orkney Smr Note

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Barrow opened by Petrie, March 1850. Stone implement, identified as whetstone but from his illustration apparently an ard point, found outside and near NNE end of a cist formed of slabs in centre of barrow, 22ft diameter, 2ft high. Cist had burnt bones, ashes covered with clay; it was 2ft long, 18in wide,

1ft deep. [R1,R3]

NMA catalogue lists 2 elongated stone impliments from St. Andrews, both donated by G Petrie, 1867. [R2]

Petrie has note of his sending the ard point to NMA, 1865, with details of the original discovery as set out above. Petrie Large notebook no 8, in RMS.

OS states that four unlocated cists in St Andrews parish are recorded by Petrie. OS believes this one may be the one referred to on old series Orkney 108 NE 24. OS card.

Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]