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Letter from Barry about Shean, Stemster.

MS 28/470/9

Description Letter from Barry about Shean, Stemster.

Date 1904

Collection Records of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number MS 28/470/9

Category Manuscripts

Copies CAD 50/1, CAD 50/2, CAD 50/3

Scope and Content Letter from Sir Francis Tress Barry to Dr J Anderson, St Leonard's Hill, Windsor, no date. Enclosed is a copy of a letter from John Nicolson to Sir F T Barry, 4 November 1904, describing his excavation, with Murdoch, of the chambered cairn at Shean, Stemster (330mm x 204mm). Also enclosed are 3 sketches of the excavation (CAD/50/1-3) and a description of the structure with measurements and contents of the cairn. Also a report on the human remains by Thomas H Bryce.

Medium ink

Accession Number 1975/12

External Reference SAS 470

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/289001

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