MHG6506 - Bronze Axehead - Kilmuir
Summary
Socketed axehead.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Centred 44 67.
Listed under socketed axes:- From the parish of Kilmuir, Skye, a bronze axe 3 1/4" x 2". In the National Museum of Antiquities, Scotland.
Visited by OS (C F W) 9 November 1960.
RCAHMS 1928; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1855.
(Portree type). Single find. Socketed axe, black, trimmed, longotudinal scratch-marks, short haft ribs; length 83mm, mouth 27x31mm, cutting edge 53mm, weight 230 gms. NMAS DE 41.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG1475 Text/Publication/Article: Henderson, W. 1938. 'Scottish late Bronze Age axes and Swords', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 72 1937-8, p.150-77. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 150-77. 165.
- --- SHG1476 Text/Publication/Article: Coles, J M. 1962. ''Scottish Late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology'', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 93 1959-60, p.16-134. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 16-134. 69.
- --- SHG2656 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1928. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Ninth report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. . lii.
- --- SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. DE 41.
- --- SHG3000 Text/Publication/Article: Schmidt and Burgess, P K and C B. 1981. 'The axes of Scotland and Northern England', Prahistorische Bronzefunde Vol. 9. Prahistorische Bronzefunde. 184-5, no. 1043.
- --- SHG545 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1855. 'Donations and purchases to and for the Museum', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 1 1851-4, p.8-15,22-26,42-3,46-7,52-4,57,67-70,72-3,75-6,100-11,125-6, 137-9 etc.. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 8-15,22-26,42-3,46-7,52-4. 180.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 4399 6699 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG46NW |
| Geographical Area | SKYE AND LOCHALSH |
| Civil Parish | KILMUIR |
Finds (1)
- AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-104-690-C& (Link to NMS online collections database)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11366 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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