MHG18250 - Bronze Socketed Axehead and Gouge - Skye, Achnahannait
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
(Socketed axe of Portree type). Hoard, found in a peat bog in a layer of clay under 4-5 feet of peat. The bog had formerly been of greater depth. The find was made in 1946.
Socketed axe, brown, cleaned (?), rough metal and slightly corroded surface, haft ribs; length 99mm, mouth 33x37mm, cutting edge 60mm. Arch. and Ethnol. Mus. Cambridge (48.1861A). Associated find: a socketed gouge with multiple mouth moulding.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
The axehead and gouge are listed in the Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology catalogue under Acc. Nos. 1948.1861 A and 1948.1861 B. <1>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- 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. 110.
- --- SHG1519 Text/Publication/Article: Fell, C I. 1951. 'Socketed bronze axe and gouge from Skye', Antiq J Vol. 31 1951, p.72. Antiq J. 72. 72.
- --- 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. 184, no. 1038.
- <1> SHG28513 Text/Record Form/Project Recording Form: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2020. Finds Collection from Highland Area in Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 1948.1861 A-B.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4999 3699 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG43NE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | PORTREE |
Finds (2)
- GOUGE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/84533 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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