Scheduled Maintenance
Please be advised that this website will undergo scheduled maintenance on the following dates: •
Tuesday 3rd December 11:00-15:00
During these times, some services may be temporarily unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Lewis, Coll
Axehead (Stone)(Neolithic)
Site Name Lewis, Coll
Classification Axehead (Stone)(Neolithic)
Canmore ID 4335
Site Number NB44SE 1
NGR NB 46 40
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/4335
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Stornoway
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NB44SE 1 46 40.
Stone axe with the head of its wooden haft (rowan, or less probably hawthorn) found at Coll, Lewis in 1920, given to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) by the Peabody Museum, Harvard University No. AF 976 a & b.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1961.
Nothing is known of this find by the vice-Rector of the Nicolson Institute, who has charge of the Museum Collection.
Visited by OS (A L F R) assistent archaeology officer, 22 April 1964.
