Find Spot record MHG8635 - Battle Axe, Cairn at Scotsburn
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7200 7600 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH77NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | LOGIE EASTER |
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Full Description
Axe-hammer or battle-axe of grey stone 4.65in long, with deep curved indentations top and bottom, emphasised by ornamental grooves. Found in a small cairn of stones at Scotsburn, Balnagown, Ross-shire.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1953.
RMS AH 221, F E S Roe 1966.
This battle-axe is a grooved example of the Northern Variant with extreme expansion of the blade. It has been petrologically identified as sandstone.
T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1619 Text/Publication/Article: Roe, F E S. 1966. 'The battle-axe series in Britain', Proc Prehist Soc Vol. 32 1966, p.199-245. Proc Prehist Soc. 199-245. 243, No. 428.
- --- SHG3163 Text/Publication/Article: Clough and Cummins, T H McK and W A. 1988. Lists of identifications. 141-264. 240, no. ROS 3.
- --- SHG582 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1953. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 85 1950-1, p.183-92. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 183-92. 184, No. 15.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
