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Torsa
Findspot (Period Unassigned), Spindle Whorl (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Torsa
Classification Findspot (Period Unassigned), Spindle Whorl (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 22637
Site Number NM71SE 9
NGR NM 76 13
NGR Description NM c. 76 13
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/22637
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilbrandon And Kilchattan
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM71SE 9 c. 76 13
A perforated, flat, circular, waterworn pebble (or whorl) measuring 2 5/8" [67mm] in diameter and 1 1/16" [27mm] thick, the hole countersunk and picked from both sides, found on the Island of Torsay, was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) by Mr MacKay, postmaster, Cullipool (NM 73 13) (Accession no: AO 127).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1928.
