Find Spot record MAB46381 - BIN HILL
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Summary
Two rim sherds from a large bowl of Neolithic pottery plus about ten pieces of undiagnostic pottery and worked flints, along with a piece of bone or horn were found in a rabbit scrape circa 1940.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 5950 2530 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ52NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Leslie |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Two rim sherds from a large bowl of Neolithic pottery plus about ten pieces of undiagnostic pottery and worked flints, along with a piece of bone or horn were found in a rabbit scrape circa 1940. The bowl was of hard dark brown ware with fine quartz temper, a burnished dark brown to black slip on the rim and outside. The upper edge of the rim bears transverse grooving resembling narrow fluting. The external rim diameter is about 330mm.
RALSTON, IBM, 1975, DES, 57, 57 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1543.
NEOLITHIC POTTERY
HENSHALL, AS, 1983, STONE AGE TO THE '45,19-44, 27,29,42 (Bibliographic reference). SAB727.
NEOLITHIC POTTERY
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ52NE30;
- NRHE Numlink: 17637;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ52NE0027;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17637 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Dec 20 2023 4:18PM
