Find Spot record MHG19821 - Inverness-Shire

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Grid reference Centred NH 5500 3000 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH53SE
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish DORES
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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Axe of Serpentine, 2 1/2 x 2 in., cutting edge imperfect on one side, from Inverness-shire. Purchased 1884.
NMAS 1892.

This axe is held in the Royal Museum of Scotland under accession number AF 257. It has been petrologically attributed to group IX (porcellanite from Tievebulliagh and Rathlin, Northern Ireland).
T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: NMAS. 1892. Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. 30, no. AF 257.
  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Clough and Cummins, T H McK and W A. 1988. Lists of identifications. 141-264. 236, no. INV 3.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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