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St. Fort Quarry

Carved Stone Ball (Period Unassigned)

Site Name St. Fort Quarry

Classification Carved Stone Ball (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 33246

Site Number NO42SW 17

NGR NO 404 248

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Fife
  • Parish Forgan
  • Former Region Fife
  • Former District North East Fife
  • Former County Fife

Archaeology Notes

NO42SW 17 c.404 248.

(NO 404 248) A carved stone ball 7.4cm in diameter, with six projecting discs, which was found at St Fort Quarry before 1939 has been presented to Dundee Museum (Accession no. 1968-17).

J D Boyd 1968; H Coutts 1971

Exact site not known at Dundee Museum or St Fort quarry.

Visited by OS (WDJ) 8 June 1970

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