Find Spot record MHG8680 - Arthurville - polished axe
Summary
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7729 8110 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH78SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | TAIN |
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Full Description
A ground and polished axe was found during building works at this site. It is 11cm long 6.4cm wide at the blade, tapering to 1cm at the butt, with a maximum thickness of 3.6cm. Retained by finder.
D Vass and G Harden 1986.
Sondage, High St. Tain (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG7625.
Sondage, High St. Tain (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG7626.
Sondage, High St. Tain (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG7627.
Sondage, High St. Tain (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG7628.
Sondage, High St. Tain (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG7629.
Sondage, High St. Tain, before work (Image/Photograph(s)). SHG7630.
Vass and Harden, D and G, 1986, 'Tain, Arthurville (Tain p) stone axe', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1986, p.14, 14 (Text/Publication/Article). SHG1600.
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SHG1600 Text/Publication/Article: Vass and Harden, D and G. 1986. 'Tain, Arthurville (Tain p) stone axe', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1986, p.14. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 14. 14.
- --- SHG7625 Image/Photograph(s): Sondage, High St. Tain. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7626 Image/Photograph(s): Sondage, High St. Tain. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7627 Image/Photograph(s): Sondage, High St. Tain. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7628 Image/Photograph(s): Sondage, High St. Tain. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7629 Image/Photograph(s): Sondage, High St. Tain. Digital Image. .
- --- SHG7630 Image/Photograph(s): Sondage, High St. Tain, before work. Digital Image. .
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
