Achnasheen
Cist (Period Unassigned), Beaker
Site Name Achnasheen
Classification Cist (Period Unassigned), Beaker
Canmore ID 12096
Site Number NH15NE 1
NGR NH 1738 5883
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Contin
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH15NE 1 1738 5883.
NH 173 589. A short cist containing a beaker burial was found, late in July 1959, during road straightening through a natural morainic hillock.(W G Bannerman, County Road Surveyor) Only a piece of charcoal was found with the beaker which is in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) - EG 98.
PSAS 1964; A S Henshall and I H Longworth 1966
The find-spot was indicated on the ground by Mr. J. Gallagher, (Lochroque, Achnasheen, Ross and Cromarty) at NH 1738 5883.
Surveyed at 1/2500.
Visited by OS (N K B) 26 October 1966
