Find Spot record MHG6884 - BA Axe, Newlands of Clunas
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8804 4750 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH84NE |
| Old County | NAIRNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | CAWDOR |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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Full Description
GR for Newlands of Clunas corrected to above from 1st ed OS - HAW 4/2003
NH84NE 6 c. 88 47
A flanged bronze axe (Coles' Class III, Premnay group) found at Newlands of Clunas (house at NH 880 475) in 1942, which was formerly in Nairn Museum, is now in RMS(NMAS) (DC 143).
J M Coles 1966; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1967; I C Walker 1974.
(Unclassified flanged axe). Clunas, Cawdor, Nairnshire. Single find. Flanged axe, smooth, green, low bar stop. Length 115mm, butt 23mm, cutting edge 47mm, weight 130 gms. NMAS DC 143.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- 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. 136; fig. 4.
- --- SHG1640 Text/Publication/Article: Walker, I C. 1974. 'The counties of Nairnshire, Moray and Banffshire in the Bronze Age, Part II', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 104 1971-2, p.71-120. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 71-120. 102, No. 1.
- --- 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. 742.
- --- SHG589 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1967. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 98 1964-6, p.326-38. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 326-38. 333.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
