Find Spot record MAB48903 - IDVIES MILL COTTAGE
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Summary
Three stone artefacts, found in garden.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5450 4890 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO54NW |
| Civil Parish | Kirkden |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Three stone artefacts, found in garden. All are possibly whetstones, polishing stones or grain rubbers. The first was reported in 2001, was found in garden topsoil. It is a dark green stone, possibly a hornblende schist with greatest wear at one end. Returned to the finder. In 2004 a second similar item, in hornblende schist was found as a surface find within the garden. A rubbing stone (dated to the Pictish to medieval period), reddish brown in colour and with a bevelled edge, found in the garden is now in the Meffan Museum.
Zealand, C A, 1993, Discovery and Excavation, Scotland, 96 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11404.
ZEALAND, C A, 2004, IDVIES MILL COTTAGE. DES 2004 p21, 21 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4968.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2013, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 13, 2012, p.30 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5487.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO54NW35;
- NRHE Numlink: 83324;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO54NW0035;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/83324 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB11404 Bibliographic reference: Zealand, C A. 1993. Discovery and Excavation, Scotland. 96.
- --- SAB4968 Bibliographic reference: ZEALAND, C A. 2004. IDVIES MILL COTTAGE. DES 2004 p21. N. 21.
- --- SAB5487 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2013. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 13, 2012. p.30.
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
Nov 18 2025 11:42AM
