Altnamain
Cup (Stone)
Site Name Altnamain
Classification Cup (Stone)
Canmore ID 13888
Site Number NH68SE 11
NGR NH 666 813
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/13888
- Council Highland
- Parish Edderton
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH68SE 11 666 813.
Steatite cup ploughed up on farm of Altnamain, Edderton. Bowl measures 4" diameter and 1 7/8" deep externally. The flat rectangular handle is placed midway between lip and base. Purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1935
No further information was found regarding this cup. Enquiries at Aultnamain Inn and farm and Tain were unsuccessful.
Visited by OS (W D J) 14 May 1963.
