Dighty Valley - Archaeology Data Service

eing 61 ft. N. - S. x 58 ft. across the S. broad end, and 45 ft. across
the N. end. On the SE. a low bank of turf and cobbles extends
17 ft .E., while at the opposite SW. corner a slight outpointed spur
may be the vestige of a similar extension. The cairn is entirely built
of very large stones, but within, slightly nearer the broad S. end,
can be seen a more massive walling incorporating turf in the build.
MKSOMTHIC OCCUPATION OF GLEANN MOR
Bo 1 say
Extension of ploughed land towards the moor W. of the
farm shows flints extending beyond limits NR/224570 - 225569,
and in considerable concentration. Flints were collected for inspection
from the field surface on an average of 8 per minute, and
over 2,000 were inspected. Apart from the usual mesolithic cores
and blade tools, 12 microlithic blades and points and 3 microburins
were collected. While these formed the great majority, several
rough cores from which large flakes had been detached, several
heavy scrapers, and one "fish tail" scraper, one knapping anvil,
two hammer stones and three potsherds all pointed to later occupation.
One sherd is similar to sherds found on Site B (Discovery and
Excavation, Scotland, I960, p.15), where the Mesolithic and Neolithic/Bronze
Age finds were stratigraphically separate. A very
finely worked barbed and tanged arrowhead was found by Frank
Newall, jnr. It measures 2.7 cm. x 1.9 cm., the barbs being 0.25 cm.
long and the tang, possibly a little longer, but broken. We are again
indebted to Mr Donald McFadyen of Bolsay for allowing us to
inspect his fields, and for collecting from them during early
ploughing.
NR/237583. From the edge of newly opened ground on the N.
side of the Gearrach Abhuinn, came a finely dressed blade tool, and
a core of grey flint.
Crannog Site? Garryeallabus
NR/27807055. In a second cutting of peat 450 yards W. of
Ardnare Road, and on the N. bank of the Garryeallabus stream, Mr
Alastair Macdonald and his son Mr Alastair James Macdonald,
found a group of wooden vessels and one complete pot at depths
of 2 ft. - 3 ft. 8 ins., i.e. originally 5 ft. - 6 ft. Sins, below the surface.
The pot is of gritty yellow surfaced ware with thin, grey-black
core of Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age appearance, bucketshaped,
111 ins. high and increasing from basal diameter of 5| ins.
to 8£ ins. at the fiat, sharply inbevelled rim.
Two of the wooden vessels were of the same profile, even to
the flat, inbevelled rim, and were cut in the solid, with a £ inch
round moulding internally near the foot undercut by a V slot to
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