Notice of Two Burial Urns found in the Parish of Muirkirk, Ayrshire

With a Report on the Bones

Authors

  • J G A Baird
  • T H Bryce Contributor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.051.24.25

Keywords:

Cremated Human Bone, Burial, Oak, Bones, Birch, Charcoal

Abstract

The urns were found within a cairn. One was badly damaged and empty. The second contained charcoal and cremated human bone. A further deposit of charcoal and cremated human bone lay nearby. The charcoal was identified as birch and oak. The bones have been tentatively identified as an adult female.

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Published

30-11-1917

Issue

Vol. 51 (1917)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Notice of Two Burial Urns found in the Parish of Muirkirk, Ayrshire: With a Report on the Bones. (1917). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 51, 24-25. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.051.24.25