Find Spot record MHG8944 - Bronze Age Axe, Culbin
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5670 6369 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH56SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | KILTEARN |
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Full Description
Found after first ploughing of boggy plateau. Axe is in Dingwall Museum, on loan.
A A Woodham 1986. <1>
Researched by Patirica Strack for Community Timelines course, run by ARCH. The axehead dates to 1900-1700 BC (pers. Comm. Trevor Cowie, NMS). Description on label in Dingwall Museum, written by A.A. Woodham reads: 'The axe was cast in a stone mould and exhibits 12 concentric cast ridges enclosing two zones which have been decorated by means of a metal punch. The chevron pattern is not easy to see…' The closest parallel is an axehead from Rosskeen, now in the Ashmolean Museum (see MHG8142). Photographs of the axe were submitted to the HER. <2>-<3>
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SHG495 Text/Publication/Article: Woodham, A A. 1986. 'Culbin (Kiltearn p) Decorated crescentic-bladed flanged bronze axe', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1986, p.16. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 16. 16.
- <2> SHG24857 Collection/Catalogue/Gazetteer: ARCH and Invidual Participants. 08/2010. Additional information on a number of sites, contributed by participants in ARCH Community Timeline Courses in Evanton and Golspie. Yes. Digital. Patricia Strack.
- <3> SHG24858 Image/Photograph(s): Private individuals. 2010. Photographs submitted by participants in ARCH Community Timeline course in Evanton and Golspie. Colour digital. Yes. Digital. S. Kruse / ARCH.
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Record last edited
Aug 24 2010 12:00PM
