ARCHAEOLOGY

 

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Stone axe head

Large axehead dating from about 4000-2500BC.

Clay beaker

Clay beaker found by contractor William Ganson near Achavanich along with the remains of a bronze age coffin, complete with skeleton and other grave goods.  The coffin was a cist dating from around 1800BC.  The beaker appears to have been made to provide food and drink for the journey into the afterlife.

 

Keiss Broch

The excavation of Keiss Road broch by Nicolson and Tress Barry in 1893.

 

Runic cross

Cross-shaped Viking grave marker found near Old St Peter's in 1896. The runic inscription translates as "...made this overlay in memory of his father Ingulf". 

 

Skinnet Stone

This stone has been cleaned and conserved and will be displayed with a new support and fibre optic lighting.

Carved stone ball

Carved Neolithic stone ball, found in Thurso river by Robert Dick. The purpose of these balls remains unknown.

 

Ulbster Stone

This stone has been cleaned and conserved and will be displayed with a new support abd fibre optic lighting.

Spindlewhorl

Used as a weight for spinning wool.

Charm stone

Perforated stone possibly used as a charm.

Antlers

Dug out of a bog near Achvarasdale in 1850.
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