MHG60636 - Socketed Axehead - Rosskeen
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Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
An incomplete copper alloy socketed axehead. The axehead has broken through the socket in antiquity and down both sides leaving only one face surviving. The damage to the axehead is likely deliberate, as the surviving face is bowed inwards and there is a corresponding crack on the inner socket wall, which suggests it was struck with a blunt tool. Although the surface is heavily degraded, the remains of widely spaced ribs can be obseved indicating this is of Yorkshire type, axeheads of this style date to the Ewart Park phase of the Late Bronze Age (c920-800 cal BC). The findspot of this axehead is very northerly for a Yorkshire type with the normal distribution in Northumberland and Yorkshire. Maximum surviving length 73.7mm; maximum surviving width 38.3mm; weight 80.86g.
Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT 14/18) and allocated to Inverness Museum and Art Gallery. <1>
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6800 7000 (60m by 60m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH67SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | ROSSKEEN |
Finds (1)
- AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
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