Find Spot record MHG8142 - BA Axe, Rosskeen
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6800 6899 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH66NE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | ROSSKEEN |
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Full Description
A decorated, type Bc, bronze flat axe from Rosskeen is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (1927.2720).
J M Coles 1971.
(Flat axe of Bandon type). Single find. Flanged axe, smooth surface, brown patina; length 115mm, butt 24mm, cutting edge 63mm.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- 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. 85.
- --- 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. 301.
- --- 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. 66, no. 354.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
