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Ben-a-chielt
Carved Stone Ball
Site Name Ben-a-chielt
Classification Carved Stone Ball
Alternative Name(s) Benicheillt
Canmore ID 8115
Site Number ND13NE 4
NGR ND 19 37
NGR Description ND c. 13 37
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/8115
- Council Highland
- Parish Latheron
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Caithness
- Former County Caithness
ND13NE 4 c. 19 37.
A type 4a (six knobs, not very prominent) carved stone ball, 'found in a peat moss on the hill of Benicheillt' is in the Royal Museum of Scotland (RMS, AS 15). (Name: Red Moss published on OS 1:10,000 map 1976 at ND 192 376.)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1881; D N Marshall 1979.
