Find Spot record MHG7305 - EBA Axe, Nr Nairn
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8800 5600 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH85NE |
| Old County | NAIRNSHIRE |
| Civil Parish | NAIRN |
| Geographical Area | NAIRN |
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An Early Bronze Age, decorated flat axe (Coles' type Bb), found near Nairn (NH 88 56) was purchased for the NMAS in 1880 (Acc No: DA 8). It measures 10.75 ins in length, 6 ins in greatest breadth and 3/8 ins in thickness, and belongs to Megaw and Hardy's Class I(2).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1880; B R S Megaw and E M Hardy 1938; J M Coles 1971; I C Walker 1974
No further information. Visited by OS (E G C) 29 November 1961.
(Nairn variant of Migdale type). Near Nairn, Nairnshire. Single find. Flat axe, badly corroded on one face, gritty, green. Length 269mm, butt 39mm, cutting edge 144mm, weight over 1000 gms. NMAS DA 8.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
Sources/Archives (9)
- --- SHG1474 Text/Publication/Article: Coles, J M. 1971. 'Scottish Early Bronze Age metalwork', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 101 1968-9, p.1-110. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 1-110. 84.
- --- SHG1474 Text/Publication/Article: Coles, J M. 1971. 'Scottish Early Bronze Age metalwork', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 101 1968-9, p.1-110. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 1-110. 84.
- --- SHG1528 Text/Publication/Article: Walker, I C. 1967. 'Some objects from Nairnshire, Moray and Banffshire in the British Museum', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 98 1964-6, p.312-15. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 312-15. 313.
- --- 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. 93, no. 2.
- --- 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. 93.
- --- SHG289 Text/Publication/Article: Megaw and Hardy, B R S and E M. 1938. 'British decorated axes and their diffusion during the earlier part of Bronze Age', Proc Prehist Soc Vol. 4 1938, p.272-307. Proc Prehist Soc. 272-307. 272-307.
- --- 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. 37, no. 79.
- --- 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. 48, no. 245.
- --- SHG609 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1880. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, with exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 14 1879-80, p.7-10,111-13,169-76,225-29,274-7,310-15,. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 7-10,111-13,169-76,225-29. 277; illust..
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Record last edited
Mar 23 2010 4:49PM
