MHG8249 - Neo Axe, beside road, Charlestown
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A ground but not polished axe was found during drainage works in a field close to the minor road along north side of Beauly Firth. It is 12cm long, 5.2cm wide at the blade, tapering to 2cm wide at the butt, with a maximum thickness of 1.8cm. Donated to Inverness Museum (INVMG.1986.026) by the finder. <1>
Inverness Museum's archive files contains a short report produced by the curator for the finder on the axehead in 1987. It was found during drainage works in a field close to the minor road running along the north side of the Moray Firth at Charlestown. It was made of pale green-white stone, similar to stone from Killin in Perthshire, and therefore possibly extracted from the axe quarry there and traded north. <2>
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG25836 Collection/Catalogue: Inverness Museum & Art Gallery. Inverness Museum & Art Gallery Accession registers. 1986.026.
- --- SHG3807 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- --- SHG3808 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph: B/W Negative. .
- <1> SHG424 Text/Publication/Article: Rieder and Harden, R and G. 1986. 'Charlestown (Killearnan p)', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1986, p.14. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 14. 14.
- <2> SHG28371 Collection: Inverness Museum. 2019. Inverness Museum and Art Gallery Archive Files. 1986.026.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6349 4850 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | KILLEARNAN |
Finds (1)
- AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/13482 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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