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
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/37727
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Killarow And Kilmeny
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
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.