Find Spot record MHG7909 - BA Axe Mould, Strath Conon
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 1999 5000 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH15SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | URRAY |
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Full Description
Early Bronze Age stone mould for making a flat axe and a narrow triangular casting was found in a peat bog, between Blar-na-Bithe (NH 263 505) and Scardroy Loch (Loch Beannacharain: NH 2451). It was in the possession of Miss Balfour of Whittingham in 1897, and was donated to NMAS1913 (Acc No: CM 26). A cast of the axe is also in the NMAS (Acc No: CM 20).
D Bitton 1963; A Mitchell 1897; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1914; J M Coles 1971 H W M Hodges 1959.
(Mould for flat axe). Single find, between Blair-na-Bithe and Loch Scardroy. Mould, grey-brown, rough surface, little worked. Face: flat axe, length 144mm, cutting edge 90mm, max. depth 14mm; awl (?), length 40mm, width 10mm, max depth 3mm. NMAS CM 26.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG1177 Text/Publication/Article: Mitchell, A. 1898. 'Note regarding a mould used in the making of bronze axes', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 32 1897-8, p.39-41. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 39-41. 39-41; illust. 40.
- --- SHG1250 Text/Publication/Article: Callander, J G. 1904. 'Notice of a stone mould for casting flat bronze axes and bars found in the Parish of Insch, Aberdeenshire; with notes on the occurrence of flat axe moulds in Europe', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 38 1903-4, p.487-505. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 487-505. 492.
- --- 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. 91.
- --- SHG1625 Text/Publication/Article: Hodges, H W M. 1959. 'The Bronze Age moulds of the British Isles, Pt., Scotland and Northern Ireland - Moulds of stone and clay', Sibrium Vol. 4 1958-9, p.129-37. Sibrium. 129-37. 135.
- --- SHG1763 Text/Publication/Article: Britton, D. 1963. 'Traditions of metal-working in the later Neolithic and early Bronze Age of Britain: Part I', Proc Prehist Soc Vol. 29 1963, p.258-325. Proc Prehist Soc. 258-325. 324, No. 19.
- --- 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. 54, no. 304.
- --- SHG629 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1914. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, with exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 48 1913-14, p.11-17, 109-11, 193-4, 270-1, 336-8, 370-21. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 11-17, 109-11, 193-4, 270. 13.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
