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Sanday, Lopness
Stone Ball(S) (Stone)(Neolithic)
Site Name Sanday, Lopness
Classification Stone Ball(S) (Stone)(Neolithic)
Canmore ID 3583
Site Number HY74SE 10
NGR HY 760 435
NGR Description HY c. 760 435
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3583
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Lady
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY74SE 10 c. 760 435.
Two stone balls, one of them broken, found at Lopness (HY 75 43), were donated to National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) by David Balfour of Balfour and Trenabie in 1863. They probably came from the collection of Dr Wood (early 19th century).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1865 (Donations).
Note (1980)
Lopness, Sanday HY c. 760 435 HY74SE 10
Two stones provenanced to Lopness.
RCAHMS 1980
(PSAS, v, 1862-4, 16; OR 391)
