MHG13889 - BA Socketed Axeheads - Skye
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Two bronze socketed axes listed from Skye without further information or exact provenance. <1>
Both in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. <2>
Acc. No. DE 39 and 40.
Visited by OS, C F W December 1960
One measures 2 3/4 x 2 in., the other 3 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. They were acquired by the NMS in 1784 from Reverend Donald McQueen. <3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. .
- <2> SHG1476 Text/Publication/Article: Coles, J M. 1962. ''Scottish Late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology'', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 93 1959-60, p.16-134. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 16-134. pp 69.
- <3> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. DE 39-40.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4500 3000 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG43SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | BRACADALE |
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=000-100-103-031-C& (Link to NMS online collections database DE 40)
- http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-104-689-C& (Link to NMS online collections database DE 39)
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