MHG11734 - Axe, Balvraid Wood

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Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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Some years ago a stone hatchet was found in the burn flowing through the Balvraid Wood, about one mile from its mouth near Skelbo Castle - A polished stone was found at the same time and in the same place, but it was thrown back into the burn, and has not since been recovered.
J M Davidson 1948.

No further information. Visited by OS (A A) 24 March 1971.

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--- SHG52 Text/Publication/Article: Davidson, J M. 1948. 'A miscellany of antiquities in Easter Ross and Sutherland', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, Vol 80 (1945-46), pp 25-33. p 31.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 7700 9400 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH79SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	DORNOCH

Finds (1)

POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/14837 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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