MHG3761 - Stone Adze, Leys

Summary

Approximate location of stone adze find

Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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A stone axe-adze from Leys (Leys Castle: NH 680 409; there are a number of other ... Leys farms in the neighbouring kms) is in Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (Z.32798).
Information from Cambridge Museum Accessions Register.

Ground and polished stone axe (adze) with a sharp cutting edge and sharp point at butt end. Z 32798. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

<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. Z 32798.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 68 40 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH64SE
Civil Parish	INVERNESS AND BONA
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

Finds (1)

ADZE (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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External Links (1)

https://canmore.org.uk/site/13537 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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