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Cantraydoune

Barbed And Tanged Arrowhead(S) (Flint), Knife (Flint)

Site Name Cantraydoune

Classification Barbed And Tanged Arrowhead(S) (Flint), Knife (Flint)

Canmore ID 14165

Site Number NH74NE 29

NGR NH 790 462

NGR Description NH c. 790 462

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Croy And Dalcross (Nairn)
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Nairn
  • Former County Nairn

Archaeology Notes

NH74NE 29 c. 790 462.

A (hollow-based flint arrow-head and another barbed and tanged, found on Cantraydoune in 1875" (Cantraydoune - NH 790 462) and "a flint knife, 2 3/16 ins. long, probably found with arrow heads" all formerly in the possession of Miss May Davidson of Clava and Cantray, were presented by Alexander Keiller in 1939-40 to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS).

Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1940.

The find spot and circumstances of the find of these flint implements could not be ascertained from local enquiry.

Visited by OS (N K B) 13 August 1964.

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