Find Spot record MHG17472 - Dunrobin, stone axes
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8500 0000 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC80SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | GOLSPIE |
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Full Description
There are three polished stone axes, provenance unknown, on display in Dunrobin Museum (Acc Nos: X5, X6, 1874.1).
X5 is of fine-grain brown stone, 8.5" long and 2.7" maximum width.
X6 is of brown stone 5" long and 2.4" in maximum width.
1874.1 is from Octo (? Ochtow: NC 471 008) near Rosehall It is 4.6" long and 1.6" maximum width, of pale grey weathered stone with dark crystals (Information from TS of Catalogue of Dunrobin Museum, by A S Henshall). One of these axes (X5?) may be the 'jadeite' ceremonial axe noted as being in Dunrobin Castle Museum, and deduced to be from the vicinity of Dunrobin (Piggott and Powell 1951; Smith 1963).
The axe is 23.1cms (9.1ins) long, 7.6cms (3.0ins) wide, and 2.0cms (0.8ins) thick, and ranges in colour from green to olive-brown. It is of Type 1a and, near the broad end is noticeably flatter on one face than the other.
S Piggott and T G E Powell 1951; W C Smith 1963.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1669 Text/Publication/Article: Piggott and Powell, S and T G E. 1951. 'The excavation of three Neolithic chambered cairns in Galloway, 1949', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 83 1948-9, p.103-61. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 103-61. 158.
- --- SHG958 Text/Publication/Article: Smith, W C. 1963. 'Jade axes from sites in the British Isles', Proc Prehist Soc Vol. 29 1963, p.133-72. Proc Prehist Soc. 133-72. 168.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
