Archaeology Notes

Event ID 664644

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NH89NW 8 c. 805 956

An urn of the wide-mouthed, tapering from, 7 1/4" high, its exterior decorated with impressions made by the end of a cylindrical object. The urn is in Elgin Museum to which it was presented in 1867. It was found at Little Ferry in Sutherland.

J Anderson and G F Black 1888.

A cinerary urn, found at Little Ferry, is in the Elgin Museum, presented in 1837.

Visited by OS (J L D), 18 September 1961.

In spite of the discrepancy between the dates of presentation, both the OS and Anderson and Black probably apply to the same urn.

(Undated) information in NMRS.