Langdale
Findspot (19th Century), Mould (Steatite)(Bronze Age)
Site Name Langdale
Classification Findspot (19th Century), Mould (Steatite)(Bronze Age)
Alternative Name(s) Skail
Canmore ID 5693
Site Number NC64SE 22
NGR NC 69 44
NGR Description NC c. 69 44
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5693
- Council Highland
- Parish Farr
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC64SE 22 c. 69 44.
A MBA, steatite mould for casting leaf-shaped, tanged spearheads was found by Adam MacKay in erly 1905 in gravel soil on his own land between the foot of Langdale (NC 69 44) and the top of Skail (NC 71 46). It was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland [NMAS] by Rev. Angus MacKay, Westerdale, Caithness in 1906 (Acc. No C.M.39)
A Mackay 1906; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1906; J M Coles 1966.
