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South Yarrows

Carved Stone Ball

Site Name South Yarrows

Classification Carved Stone Ball

Alternative Name(s) Yarhouse

Canmore ID 9006

Site Number ND34SW 120

NGR ND 306 434

NGR Description ND c. 306 434

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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

Archaeology Notes

ND34SW 120 c. 306 434.

An 8-knobbed carved stone ball, 'found in a field 200 yds W of the Broch of Yarhouse (ND34SW 1)' is in the Royal Museum of Scotland (RMS, AS 181).

Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1933; D N Marshall 1979.

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