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Slag from Dun Creich, Sutherland
01 June 2020
Slag from Dun Creich © Historylinks Image Archive Iron slag is a common find in the Highlands. These examples were found at Dun Creich, a vitrified hillfort in East Sutherland on the Dorn...Full Story
Medieval boot and hose from Portmahomack
01 May 2020
Boots and hose during excavation Reproduced with permission from Carver et al 2016. A late medieval burial dating from the late 14th / early 15th century from Portmahomack of a man, aged 46 y...Full Story
Prehistoric cut wood from near Loch Farlary, Golspie
01 April 2020
Prehistoric pine in Golspie Heritage Centre This prehistoric pine stump was found near Loch Farlary near Golspie in Sutherland. It is one of eleven grown in the late Neolithic but cut with meta...Full Story
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04/09/2020 - Storr Rock Viking Silver Hoard
In 1891 a collection of coins and fragments of silver objects and ingots (hacksilver) was ... More >>