MHG7948 - Bronze Age Flanged Axe - Loch Dhugaill, Locharron
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
GR more likely to be closer to that given above - as it lies on the S shore (as opposed to N given) - HAW 05/2005
NG94NE 1 99 47.
Flanged bronze axe, measuring 3 7/8 inches in length, 1,25 inch in breadth across the cutting edge, and 1 7/8 inch across the flanges, found on S shore, near eastern end of Loch Dhugaill, Auchnashellach, Ross-shire, in July 1925.
This was donated to NMAS by F D Stewart Sandeman, The Law, Kingennie, Forfarshire. (DC 110)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1926. <1>
No further information Visited by OS (W D J) 21 October 1966. <2>
(Unclassified flanged axe). Single find. Flanged axe, corroded, green; length 100mm, butt 24mm, cutting edge 32mm, weight 175 gms. NMAS DC 110.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981. <3>
This findspot was noted during ARCH's 2010-2012 Heritage Along the Kyle Line project. Two photographs depicting the axehead in 2012 were supplied. <4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. DC 110.
- <1> SHG566 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1926. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 60 1925-6, p.10-26, 95-104, 149-55, 215-18, 254-6, 300-4. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 10-26, 95-104, 149-55, 21. 96.
- <2> 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. 138.
- <3> 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. 112, no. 732.
- <4> SHG25822 Dataset/Database File: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2010-2012. Heritage Along the Kyle Line. Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). Yes. MDB. Site 20.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 9930 4657 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG94NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | LOCHCARRON |
Finds (1)
- AXEHEAD (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (2)
- http://www.archhighland.org.uk/heritage-along-the-kyle-line.asp (Link to ARCH project page)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12031 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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