MHG7734 - BA Flanged Axe, Slattadale
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Bronze celt found at Slatadale; it is considerably worn. (The illustration agrees with description of an axe found near Poolewe - See NG88SE 7)
J H Dixon 1886.
A class II MBA axe from Slattadale, Loch Maree. (Auchendrane group). In NMAS Acc No L 1958.14.
J M Coles 1962.
(Flanged axe of Balcarry type). Single find. Flanged axe, badly corroded, green; length 143mm, butt 20mm, cutting edge 42mm, weight 220 gms. NMAS L.1958.14.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
Axehead now (2011) on display at Gairloch Museum. <1>
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- 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. 138, No. 3.
- --- SHG1477 Text/Publication/Article: Coles, J M. 1966. 'Scottish Middle Bronze Age metalwork', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 97 1963-4, p.82-156. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 82-156. 109, no. 710.
- --- SHG2125 Text/Publication/Volume: Dixon, J H. 1886. Gairloch in north west Ross-shire: its records, traditions inhabitants and natural history with a guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree. 103, 104,; fig., 110.
- --- SHG28500 Text/Record Form/Project Recording Form: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2019. Finds Collection at Gairloch Museum.
- --- 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. 109, no. 710.
- <1> SHG25450 Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 08/2011. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Gairloch. Yes. Site 6.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8799 7200 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG87SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | GAIRLOCH |
Finds (1)
- AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/11963 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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