Fordoun
Carved Stone Ball
Site Name Fordoun
Classification Carved Stone Ball
Canmore ID 36402
Site Number NO77NE 27
NGR NO 75 75
NGR Description NO c. 75 75
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/36402
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Fordoun
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Kincardineshire
NO77NE 27 c. 75 75.
A stone ball, 2 3/4ins in diameter, with five discs, ornamented with small knobs, found near Fordoun (NO 75 75) is in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS), donated by the Rev J Gammack (Accession no: AS 3).
A second ball, from Fordoun, of sandstone, 2 3/4ins in diameter, with circular spaces filled with concentric circles, is also in the NMAS, purchased in 1878 (Accession no: AS 29).
NMAS 1892; D N Marshall 1979.
