Find Spot record MHG32130 - Neolithic Axe, Ord Place, Lairg

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Grid reference Centred NC 5798 0612 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC50NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish LAIRG

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Axe reported from back garden of bungalow in Ord Place, where it backs onto the Ferrycroft Centre (c 1999?).
4.2003 the axe still held in the Centre, photographed by HAW. Probably local stone, so too hard for smooth polishing. Slightly irregular in shape and "cutting" edge not very thin c 7"" long (see scale on photos). - HAW 4/2003

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Ketteringham L. 1997. A History of Lairg.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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