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Ackergill Links
Disc(S) (Shale)(Period Unassigned), Leaf Arrowhead(S) (Flint)(Period Unassigned), Ring(S) (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Ackergill Links
Classification Disc(S) (Shale)(Period Unassigned), Leaf Arrowhead(S) (Flint)(Period Unassigned), Ring(S) (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 9134
Site Number ND35NW 8
NGR ND 340 567
NGR Description ND c. 340 567
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9134
- Council Highland
- Parish Wick
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND35NW 8 c. 340 567
Two leaf-shaped flint arrowheads, two rings of bronze or brass wire, and two pieces of rubbed bone, from Ackergill Links (ND 340 567) were donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) by the representatives of Sir Francis Tress-Barry.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1908.
Two shale discs from Ackergill Links were purchased for the NMAS. One measure 3 1/4ins in diameter and 1 1/4ins thick, and the other 3 7/8ins in diameter and 1/2ins thick. Both show tool marks.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1925.
