Kilphedir
Findspot (19th Century), Carved Stone Ball
Site Name Kilphedir
Classification Findspot (19th Century), Carved Stone Ball
Alternative Name(s) Kilpheader; Kildonan
Canmore ID 7015
Site Number NC91NE 40
NGR NC 98 18
NGR Description NC c. 98 18
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC91NE 40 c. 98 18
A stone ball with six projecting circles was found in 1870 in trenching at Kilpheader [Kilphedir], Kildonan, near some faint traces of a building said to be those of a chapel dedicated to St Peter [NC91NE 39].
The ball is formed of the native sandstone which occurs in the middle oolite of east Sutherland. It is now preserved in the Dunrobin Museum; it measures 2 5/6" diameter and weighs 8 3/4 ozs.
J A Smith 1876; R Munro 1918.
