Dunstaffnage Castle
Findspot, Borer (Flint)
Site Name Dunstaffnage Castle
Classification Findspot, Borer (Flint)
Canmore ID 23043
Site Number NM83SE 26
NGR NM 882 344
NGR Description NM c. 882 344
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/23043
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilmore And Kilbride
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM83SE 26 c. 882 344.
A worked flint (? borer), probably of Azilian or earlier date, found on the edge of a bay amongst the shingle E of Dunstaffnage Castle (NM83SE 2) was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland ( NMAS by E J Sumner, The Grammar School, Burnley, Lancashire. (Accession no: AP 2220)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1934.
No further information. An accurate find spot could not be ascertained.
Visited by OS (R D) 25 August 1971.
Watching Brief (21 September 2016)
NM 8821 3437 A watching brief was maintained, 21 September 2016, during the excavation of a trench to house a new information sign. Although nothing of particular archaeological interest was recorded, the work has helped to establish the nature of a sequence of changes which have affected this particular area of the castle grounds since the
mid-19th century. It also showed that the area immediately outwith the scheduled area still retains high archaeological potential.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Historic Environment Scotland
Paul Fox – Kirkdale Archaeology
(Source: DES, Volume 17)
