Upper Scotstown
Arrowhead (Flint), Axehead (Flint), Implement (Flint), Mace (Stone), Spindle Whorl
Site Name Upper Scotstown
Classification Arrowhead (Flint), Axehead (Flint), Implement (Flint), Mace (Stone), Spindle Whorl
Alternative Name(s) Upper Scotston
Canmore ID 165436
Site Number NJ63SW 104
NGR NJ 622 330
NGR Description NJ c. 622 330
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/165436
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Insch
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ63SW 104 c. 622 330
(Classification amended to: Stone Axe; Stone Macehead; Flint Arrowhead; Flint Tool; Spindle Whorls). There are a stone axe, a stone macehead, a flint arrowhead, a flint tool and three spindle whorls from Upper Scotston Marischal Museum, Aberdeen.
Stone axe
ABDUA: 19851. Granite axe with a narrow butt.
Macehead
ABDUA: 16214. Thames type pestle macehead 59mm in length by 54mm in width.
Flint arrowhead
ABDUA: 17384. Flint arrowhead 23mm in length by 15mm in width and 4.5mm in thickness.
Flint tool
ABDUA: 14117. Flint tool.
Spindle whorls
ABDUA: 19083. Slate spindle whorl 37mm in diameter by 14mm in thickness.
ABDUA: 19280. Schist spindle whorl 71mm in diameter by 13mm in thickness.
ABDUA: 19300. Schist spindle whorl 92mm in diameter by 9.5mm in thickness.
Information from RCAHMS (JRS), 10 July 2000.