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Hammer (Stone)(Period Unassigned)

Site Name Bloody Quoy

Classification Hammer (Stone)(Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 2939

Site Number HY50NE 25

NGR HY 5667 0696

NGR Description HY c. 5667 0696

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Orkney Islands
  • Parish St Andrews And Deerness
  • Former Region Orkney Islands Area
  • Former District Orkney
  • Former County Orkney

Archaeology Notes

HY50NE 25 c. 5667 0696

See also HY50NE 6

A perforated oval-shaped hammer of granitic stone, 4 5/8" long by 2 1/4" wide by 1 1/4" thick, found at Bloody Quoy Deerness, was purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1888.

Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1889 (Donations).

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