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Hill Of Orphir

Knife (Flint)(Period Unassigned)

Site Name Hill Of Orphir

Classification Knife (Flint)(Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 1939

Site Number HY30NE 20

NGR HY 35 07

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish Orphir
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

HY30NE 20 35 07.

A knife of mottled grey flint,2 3/8"by 3/4" by 1/4", from the Hill of Orphir, was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1930.

Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1931.

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