Littleferry
Cinerary Urn (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Littleferry
Classification Cinerary Urn (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Little Ferry
Canmore ID 15355
Site Number NH89NW 8
NGR NH 805 956
NGR Description NH c. 805 956
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Golspie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NH89NW 8 c. 805 956
An urn of the wide-mouthed, tapering from, 7 1/4" high, its exterior decorated with impressions made by the end of a cylindrical object. The urn is in Elgin Museum to which it was presented in 1867. It was found at Little Ferry in Sutherland.
J Anderson and G F Black 1888.
A cinerary urn, found at Little Ferry, is in the Elgin Museum, presented in 1837.
Visited by OS (J L D), 18 September 1961.
In spite of the discrepancy between the dates of presentation, both the OS and Anderson and Black probably apply to the same urn.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
Watching Brief (23 April 2007 - 24 April 2007)
NH 8048 9564 An archaeological watching brief was carried out on 23–4 April 2007 on excavations for a new house at Little Ferry, Sutherland. About 70% of the house site, garage site and areas for services were excavated under close archaeological supervision. A loose dump of rubble containing 20th-century crockery and drainage fragments appeared in the NE portion of the site. The stones could be debris from the ruined dry stone wall that stands next to it by the eastern driveway. Otherwise there were no archaeological features uncovered inside the site boundary.
Archive deposited with RCAHMS.
Funder: Mr S Lyon.
