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Colonsay, Staosnaig
Flint Scatter (Prehistoric)
Site Name Colonsay, Staosnaig
Classification Flint Scatter (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 74460
Site Number NR39SE 99
NGR NR 3875 9331
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/74460
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Colonsay And Oronsay
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NR39SE 99 3875 9331
The site at Staosnaig was discovered by the Southern Hebrides Mesolithic Project in 1989, after a small field had been plouhged. Sampling of the site by test pitting indicated two flint concentrations. The flint at Staosnaig is not as dense as at Gleann Mor (NR25NW 10) or Bolsay Farm (NR25NW 44), and it is believed that the site is a palimpsest of small camping sites made by groups of hunters visiting Colonsay. Preservation is poor due to recent farming activity but the remnants of two Mesolithic fireplaces were found.
S Mithen 1991.
