Archaeology Notes

Event ID 649155

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NC45NE 10 c. 46 55

A Middle Bronze Age flanged axe (Class III), found by a labourer working on the construction of a road from Cashel Dhu (NC 45 49) to Hope Lodge (NC 474 602) along the eastern shore of Loch Hope, was given to Donald McKay, Portnacon; and was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) by Hew Morrison in 1885 (Accession no: DC 73). It is 2 7/8 ins long and almost 1 inch across the cutting edge.

H Morrison 1885; NMAS 1892; J M Coles 1966.

(Unclassified flanged axe). Single find. Flanged axe, rough surface, black-brown; length 72mm, butt 18mm, cutting edge 24mm, weight 70 gms. NMAS DC 73.

P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.