MHG7686 - Adze, Poll Creadha
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Mr MacRae (K MacRae, 42 Denny Street, Inverness) has in his possession a fine example of a stone axe with an "hour glass" perforation found whilst digging shingle from a stream about 30 years ago at approximately NG 7142 3982.
Visited by OS (A A) 7 June 1974.
NG 71 39 Perforated stone tool, possibly an adze, found at the intertidal zone at Applecross. Acc. no. INVMG 2003.0095. <1>
The implement was submitted to Treasure Trove in 2002 by the finder's daughter (TT 73/02) and allocated to Inverness Museum (Acc. No. 2003.095). See attached TT summary sheet. <2> <3>
Inverness Museum archive files contains a copy of a letter sent by Mr K Macrae to the NMS reporting the stone tool, written sometime between 1953-5. The location of the find is described as a meadow through which the Caman burn meandered, and the stone implement was picked up after a heavy flood during the previous summer. Mr Macrae described the object as a gouge or adze, made of claystone. <4>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG28429 Text/Publication/Article: Weeks, P & MacDonald, A. 2003. 'Applecross (Applecross parish), stone tool', Discovery Excav Scot, vol. 4. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 79. Online. pp. 79.
- <2> SHG28208 Dataset/Database File: Treasure Trove. 2019. Highland Finds from Treasure Trove Annual Reports 2004-18. Treasure Trove. Digital. TT 73/02.
- <3> SHG28370 Text/Record Form: Treasure Trove. 2019. Treasure Trove Artefact Reports for Highland Area 1994-2018. Treasure Trove. Digital. TT 73/02.
- <4> SHG28371 Collection: Inverness Museum. 2019. Inverness Museum and Art Gallery Archive Files. 2003.095.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 7142 3981 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG73NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | APPLECROSS |
Finds (2)
- ADZE? (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11732 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/268846 (Link to online HES Canmore record)
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