Monument record MHG4311 - Onich
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NN 0199 6099 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NN06SW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILMALLIE |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
NN06SW 1 c. 02 61.
A polished axe of veined slate (4" x 2 1/4") was found at Onich, Nether Lochaber, c.1750, when a large cairn was being removed. It was situated about the centre of the present crofts, halfway between the present road and the sea. Presented to the NMAS in 1890. (Acc No: AF 393)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1890.
No further information.
Visited by OS (R L) 6 May 1970.
This axe has been petrologically attributed to group VI (epidotized intermediate tuff of the Borrowdale Volcanic Series from the Great Langdale and Scafell areas of Cumbria).
T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG3163 Text/Publication/Article: Clough and Cummins, T H McK and W A. 1988. Lists of identifications. 141-264. 236, no. INV 7.
- --- SHG614 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1890. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, with exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 24 1889-1890, p.6-18,141-6,274-81,378-82,410-15,443-50. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 6-18,141-6,274-81,378-82,. 379.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
