Find Spot record MHG12098 - BA Axe, Inchnadamph
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Location
Grid reference | Centred NC 2500 2100 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
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Map sheet | NC22SE |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
Old County | SUTHERLAND |
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Full Description
An Early Bronze Age flat axe (Coles' type Ba), 6" long by 4" across the face, found at Inchnadamph (NC 2521) was donated to the NMAS in 1860 by A Mitchell. (Acc No: DA 31)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1862; J M Coles 1971; NMAS 1876.
(Flat axe of Migdale type). Single find. Flat on one face, rough on the other, green scratch marks; length 150mm, butt 35mm, cutting edge 86mm, weight 460 gms. NMAS DA 31.
P K Scvhmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG1474 Text/Publication/Article: Coles, J M. 1971. 'Scottish Early Bronze Age metalwork', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 101 1968-9, p.1-110. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 1-110. 85.
- --- SHG2173 Text/Publication/Volume: Evans, J. 1881. Ancient bronze implements, weapons and ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland. 57.
- --- SHG2372 Text/Publication/Volume: Junghans, Sangmeister and Schroder, S, E and M. 1968. Studien zu den Anfangen der Metallurgie II: Kupfer und Bronze in der fruhen Metallzeit Europas. pt. 2.3, no. 7313.
- --- SHG2585 Text/Publication/Volume: NMAS. 1876. Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. 88.
- --- 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. 43, no. 170.
- --- SHG637 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1862. 'Donations to the museum and library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 3 1857-60, p.23-5,36-7,68-9,80-1,106-110,122-3,159-60,183-4,201-3,211-2,235-9,245-53. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 23-5,36-7,68-9,80-1,106-1. 363.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM