Kirriemuir
Findspot, Carved Stone Ball
Site Name Kirriemuir
Classification Findspot, Carved Stone Ball
Canmore ID 32287
Site Number NO35SE 10
NGR NO 38 54
NGR Description NO c. 38 54
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/32287
- Council Angus
- Parish Kirriemuir
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO35SE 10 c. 38 54.
A carved granite ball, 3 1/16ins in diameter, with six prominent knobs, found at Kirriemuir (NO 38 54) in 1875 (Sturrock 1889) was purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland [NMAS] in 1889 from the collection of John Sturrock, Monikie (Accession No: AS 84).
J Sturrock 1889; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1890; D N Marshall 1979.