Carn Liath
Carved Stone (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Carn Liath
Classification Carved Stone (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 6547
Site Number NC80SE 4.01
NGR NC 8704 0137
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/6547
- Council Highland
- Parish Golspie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Carn Liath, Sutherland, carved stone
Measurements: H 0.57m, W 0.48, D 0.13m
Stone type: sandstone
Place of discovery: NC 8704 0137
Present location: Dunrobin Museum, Dunrobin Castle.
Evidence for discovery: found during excavations of the broch and reported in 1871 by Joass (1890).
Present condition:
Description
The slab bears pecked concentric circles.
Date: could be prehistoric or early medieval.
References: Joass 1890, 105.
Compiled by A Ritchie 2016
NC80SE 4.1 8704 0137.
From Carn Liath Broch but now in Dunrobin Museum No.19 0.57m x 0.48m maximum dimensions. 0.13m thick. Pecked concentric circles. Stone found during excavation of broch.
J M Joass 1873.
