Accessibility

Font Size

100% 150% 200%

Background Colour

Default Contrast
Close Reset

Point Of Sleat, Skye

Bog Butter, Keg

Site Name Point Of Sleat, Skye

Classification Bog Butter, Keg

Canmore ID 128035

Site Number NM59NE 1

NGR NM 56 99

NGR Description NM c. 56 99

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/128035

Ordnance Survey licence number AC0000807262. All rights reserved.
Canmore Disclaimer. © Copyright and database right 2024.

Toggle Aerial | View on large map

Collections

Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Sleat
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Skye And Lochalsh
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NM59NE 1 c. 56 99

'Lady Macdonald kindly informed me, that in the latter part of October last there was brought to her what seemed to be the top of a barrel, and a portion of red deer's hide which had been wrapped around it; the barrel was filled with what was supposed to be tallow. It was discovered in a moss, where a man was digging peats, towards the Point of Sleat [name: NG 562 990]. At the time this occurred Lady Macdonald was particularly engaged, and regretted that she had not desired the barrel to be brought for her inspection. In all probability the barrel was similar to those which have been found in the bogs of Ireland, filled with bog-butter... I am not aware of any notice of similar barrels having previously been found in Scotland.'

J A Smith 1862.

Described as 'keg, wrapped in a skin'; date of discovery cited as October 1857.

W I Macadam 1882.

Lost?

NMRS, MS/996/1.

References

MyCanmore Image Contributions


Contribute an Image

MyCanmore Text Contributions