MHG51891 - Stone Axehead - Caithness
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
ND26SW 65 unlocated
The findspot of this jadeite axe, described by Smith as 'mottled, tea-green with some brown marks', is not known.
W C Smith 1963.
Information from RCAHMS (PM) 27 Feb 2008
Acquired by the NMS 1860 from A. Rhind. Listed under Acc. No. AF 87. <1>
This axehead was loaned to Dunbeath Heritage Museum where is is on display. <2>
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG1669 Text/Publication/Article: Piggott and Powell, S and T G E. 1951. 'The excavation of three Neolithic chambered cairns in Galloway, 1949', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 83 1948-9, p.103-61. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 103-61. pp 157, no. 1.
- --- SHG2174 Text/Publication/Volume: Evans, J. 1897. The Ancient Stone Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain. 2nd, rev.. pp 129, fig. 75.
- --- SHG24110 Dataset: RCAHMS. 01/2009. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 293024.
- --- 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. pp 165, no. 47.
- <1> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. AF 87.
- <2> SHG28482 Text/Record Form/Project Recording Form: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2019. Dunbeath Heritage Centre Archives.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | ND 2000 5999 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND25NW |
| Civil Parish | OLRIG |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Finds (1)
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/293024 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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