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Freswick, Midtown
Midden (Period Unassigned), Hammerstone (Possible)
Site Name Freswick, Midtown
Classification Midden (Period Unassigned), Hammerstone (Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Can 056
Canmore ID 9262
Site Number ND36NE 11
NGR ND 379 684
NGR Description ND c. 379 684
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/9262
- Council Highland
- Parish Canisbay
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND36NE 11 c. 379 684.
A kitchen-midden at Midtown, Freswick, yielded a hammer-stone of coral which was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) by Simon Bremner.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1929.
ND 384 685. There is now no trace of this kitchen-midden.
C E Batey 1982.
No evidence of a kitchen midden was located. Older inhabitants could not recall a midden or find in the immediate area and suggested the hammer-stone was possibly discovered on Freswick Links (ND36NE 4).
Visited by OS (J B) 12 July 1982.
Project (1980 - 1982)
Field Visit (1982)
ND 384 685. There is now no trace of this kitchen-midden.
C E Batey 1982.
