MHG4288 - Polished Jade Axehead - Spean Bridge
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A jade axe from the River Spean, Fort William, is now in the West Highland Museum. It is smooth, but not highly polished, thin, of lenticular section with side-edges blunted, and 18.5cm long.
W C Smith 1963
This axe was found by the River Spean in 1890 and was given to the museum by the late Major Davy, Spean Bridge. It is on display in the museum, but there is no accession number.
Visited by OS (N K B) 11 May 1970.
The axehead is on display at West Highland Museum. WHM 115. <1>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG25556 Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 08/2011. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Invergarry. Yes. Site 4.
- --- SHG3163 Text/Publication/Article: Clough and Cummins, T H McK and W A. 1988. Lists of identifications. 141-264. 236, no. INV 1.
- --- SHG958 Text/Publication/Article: Smith, W C. 1963. 'Jade axes from sites in the British Isles', Proc Prehist Soc Vol. 29 1963, p.133-72. Proc Prehist Soc. 133-72. 166.
- <1> SHG28510 Text/Record Form/Project Recording Form: 2019. Finds Collection at West Highland Museum. WMH 115.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 2100 8099 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN28SW |
| Civil Parish | KILMALLIE |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (1)
- POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://www.archhighland.org.uk/news.asp?newsid=279 (Link to ARCH Find of the Month feature)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/23804 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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