MHG12394 - Neo Axe, Nr Manse of Melness

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FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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A polished limestone axe, 11 1/4ins.long, with a small circular perforation through the butt, was found near the FC Manse of Melness
(NC 5820 6215) (OS 6" map, Sutherlandshire, 1st ed., {1874}) in 1856. It was exhibited to SAS, in 1897, by Rev Cathel Kerr.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1897

No further information discovered during field investigation.
Visited by OS (ISS) 30 June 1971

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--- SHG619 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1897. 'Donations to and purchases for the museum and library, with exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 31 1896-7, p.5-6, 78-80, 104-110, 153-6, 196-9, 230-40. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 5-6, 78-80, 104-110, 153-. 156.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 5819 6214 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC56SE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	TONGUE

Finds (1)

POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/5406 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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