Find Spot record MHG12936 - BA Axe, Creag Na H' Urbhaird
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 4599 5500 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC45NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | DURNESS |
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A Middle Bronze Age flanged axe (Class III), found by a labourer working on the construction of a road from Cashel Dhu (NC 4549) to Hope Lodge (NC 474 602) along the eastern shore of Loch Hope, was given to Donald McKay, Portnacon; and was donated to the NMAS by Hew Morrison in 1885 (Acc No: DC 73). It is 2 7/8 ins long and almost 1 inch across the cutting edge.
H Morrison 1885; NMAS 1892; J M Coles 1966.
(Unclassified flanged axe). Single find. Flanged axe, rough surface, black-brown; length 72mm, butt 18mm, cutting edge 24mm, weight 70 gms. NMAS DC 73.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SHG1298 Text/Publication/Article: Morrison, H. 1885. 'Notices of the discovery of a stone coffin and fragment of a celtic cross at Lethnot, Forfarshire, and of a Bronze Celt at Durness, Sutherlandshire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 19 1884-5, p.315-20. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 315-20. 320.
- <2> SHG2591 Text/Publication/Volume: NMAS. 1892. Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. 139.
- <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. 139.
- <4> 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. 113, no. 747.
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Record last edited
Nov 6 2012 2:25PM
