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Alva, Croftshaw
Findspot (20th Century), Spindle Whorl (Period Unknown)
Site Name Alva, Croftshaw
Classification Findspot (20th Century), Spindle Whorl (Period Unknown)
Canmore ID 47098
Site Number NS89NE 5
NGR NS 8848 9710
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/47098
- Council Clackmannan
- Parish Alva
- Former Region Central
- Former District Clackmannan
- Former County Clackmannanshire
NS89NE 5 8848 9710.
A decorated spindle whorl from Croftshaw, Alva, was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) by W Adam, Alva (Accession no: BE 550).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1956
Mr Adam informed me that this whorll was found sometime in 1954, when houses were being built at Croftshaw at approximately NS 8848 9710.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 7 July 1967
