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North Uist, Baleshare
Spindle Whorl (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name North Uist, Baleshare
Classification Spindle Whorl (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 10013
Site Number NF76SE 22
NGR NF 78 61
NGR Description NF c. 78 61
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/10013
- Council Western Isles
- Parish North Uist
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
NF76SE 22 c. 78 61.
A spindle-whorl of greyish stone, found at Baleshare and now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS), is dome-shaped on the upper and flat on the lower side.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1908.
