MHG1000 - EBA Flat Axe - Broubster
Summary
Findspot of Bronze Age flat axe.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
An Early Bronze Age flat axe (Coles' type Ba), 4.4ins long, showing incipient flanges, found while cutting a drain at Brubster (Broubster: name ND 028 612) was donated to the NMAS in 1914 by Neil Robertson, Brubster (Acc No: DA 78).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1915; J M Coles 1971.
(Biggar variant of Migdale type). Single find. Flat axe, porous surface, black, sides hammmered and faceted; length 133mm, butt 25mm, cutting edge 55mm, weight 160 gms. NMAS DA 78.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
This axe was loaned to Dunbeath Heritage Museum where it is on display. <1>
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG1474 Text/Publication/Article: Coles, J M. 1971. 'Scottish Early Bronze Age metalwork', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 101 1968-9, p.1-110. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 1-110. 81.
- --- SHG23629 Text/Designation Notification/Scheduled Monument: Historic Scotland. 2005. Entry in the Schedule of Monuments Re: The Monument known as Toaluinn, house to SW of Port na Lice, Muck. Digital (scanned as PDF).
- --- SHG2372 Text/Publication/Volume: Junghans, Sangmeister and Schroder, S, E and M. 1968. Studien zu den Anfangen der Metallurgie II: Kupfer und Bronze in der fruhen Metallzeit Europas. pt. 2.3, no. 7377.
- --- SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. DA 78.
- --- SHG3000 Text/Publication/Article: Schmidt and Burgess, P K and C B. 1981. 'The axes of Scotland and Northern England', Prahistorische Bronzefunde Vol. 9. Prahistorische Bronzefunde. 48, no. 231.
- --- SHG630 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1915. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, with exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 49 1914-15, p.10-17, 56, 92, 207-8, 275, 307. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 10-17, 56, 92, 207-8, 275. 11.
- <1> SHG28482 Text/Record Form/Project Recording Form: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2019. Dunbeath Heritage Centre Archives.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0279 6120 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND06SW |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (1)
- AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-034-265-C& (Link to NMS online collections database)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7953 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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