MHG5527 - Stone Axehead - Loch Garry
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The stone axe is recorded in the accession records of Brighton Museum as "axe, flint, ground pale grey fine siltstone", of Neolithic date and donated to the Museum by Mr N Penzer, after he found it on the shore Loch Garry in August 1914. The new accession number is 220551. Due to refurbishment of the museum, a photograph can't be available until 2002.
Information from Richard Le Saux, Brighton Museum, 31/08/00.
NH20SW 3 c. 23 02.
A stone axe, found on the shore of Loch Garry (centred NH 2302, exact findspot not known) is in Brighton Museum (Acc No: R 1540).
Typescript: P R Ritchie and J G Scott 1981.
This axe has not been petrologically identified.
T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG13443 Image/Photograph(s): View of Loch Garry.. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- 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 2.
- --- SHG3163 Text/Publication/Article: Clough and Cummins, T H McK and W A. 1988. Lists of identifications. 141-264. 236, no. INV 8.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 2300 0200 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH20SW |
| Civil Parish | KILMONIVAIG |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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/12156 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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