Dalness
Findspot (20th Century), Vessel (Wood)
Site Name Dalness
Classification Findspot (20th Century), Vessel (Wood)
Canmore ID 122439
Site Number NC65SE 11
NGR NC 65 54
NGR Description NC c. 65 54
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Tongue
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC65SE 11 c. 65 54
(Purchase). Vessel, rudely cut out of a solid block of wood, of oval shape, slightly incurved at the mouth, with two vertical handles in the middle of each end, measuring externally 13 1/2 ins (0.34m) 11 1/2 ins (0.29m) and 7 3/8 ins (0.19m) in height, found in digging peats at Dalness, Sutherland.
PSAS 1937.
The 1:10,000 gazetteer notes Dalness (NC 65 54) as the only such name in Sutherland.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 28 October 1997.
This object is held in the Royal Museum of Scotland under accession number SFA 24 (formerly ME 747). It has been microscopically indentified as of alder, and may be unfinished.
Information from Dr JA Sheridan (NMS), 5 November 1997.
