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Islay, Cachlaidh Mhor

Findspot, Hammerstone (Quartz)

Site Name Islay, Cachlaidh Mhor

Classification Findspot, Hammerstone (Quartz)

Canmore ID 37727

Site Number NR36SE 16

NGR NR 395 617

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Argyll And Bute
  • Parish Killarow And Kilmeny
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Argyll And Bute
  • Former County Argyll

Archaeology Notes

NR36SE 16 395 617.

NR 395 617. A quartzite hammer stone-rubber, broken about the centre, was found at the edge of a rectangular rock outcrop, 120 feet east of the road and 3/4 mile north of Barr. The surviving half measures 3 1/4 inches by 2 1/2 inches by 2 1/4 inches; it is in the possession of Islay Natural History and Antiquarian Society.

P McLellan, D Grant and H E Newall 1962.

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