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Castletown

Carved Stone Ball

Site Name Castletown

Classification Carved Stone Ball

Canmore ID 8420

Site Number ND16NE 44

NGR ND 19 67

NGR Description ND c. 19 67

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Olrig
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Caithness
  • Former County Caithness

Archaeology Notes

ND16NE 44 c.19 67.

A 4-knobbed carved stone ball found near Castletown is in Royal Museum of Scotland (AS 99)

Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1891; D N Marshall 1979.

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