Balmoral Castle
Cup (Stone)
Site Name Balmoral Castle
Classification Cup (Stone)
Alternative Name(s) Balmoral Castle Policies
Canmore ID 31147
Site Number NO29NE 3
NGR NO 254 950
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/31147
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Crathie And Braemar
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NO29NE 3 254 950
(NO 254 950) A small shallow stone cup or lamp of mica-slate, 4 inches in diameter, with a circular perforation through its short round handle was found while digging the foundations for the new buildings at Balmoral Castle (NO29NE 15.00). It was given to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1863 by the Rev J G Michie.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1864.