MHG3145 - BA Socketed Axehead - Roskill
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A socketed bronze axe and part of its handle of hazel, the axe being 3 7/8" long and 2 3/16" across the cutting edge, socket oval and measuring 1 3/4" and 1 5/8" in diameter. It is encircled by two narrow prominent mouldings, one at the top of the loop and the other midway between it and the mouth of the socket. When found in a peat bank at Roskill, Dunvegan, 6' below the surface, it still retained its handle, but most of it crumbled away on being lifted; the part which fitted into the socket, though shrunken, has survived; this piece measures 4 11/16" in length. Now in the NMAS, Edinburgh (DE 99).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1932; J M Coles 1962.
(Socketed axe of Dowris type). Single find. Socketed axe, black, partly trimmed, cutting edge hammered, haft ribs, part of a hazelwood handle was apparently found with the axe; length 98mm, mouth 29x32mm, cutting edge 56mm, weight 250 gms.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
The axehead is listed under Acc. No. DE 99 and the wooded haft under Acc. No. DE 100 in the NMS catalogue. <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. 69.
- --- 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. 198, no. 1154.
- --- SHG571 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1932. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 66 1931-2, p.13-32, 102-5, 137-9, 398-400, 421-5,. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 13-32, 102-5, 137-9, 398-. 17; illust..
- <1> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. DE 99, DE 100.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 2799 4400 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG24SE |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | DUIRINISH |
Finds (2)
- AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- HANDLE (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/10840 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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