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Archaeology Notes

Event ID 690066

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NO54SW 26 512 408.

A Middle Bronze Age flanged axe (Kirkless group, found in 1884 at Fallaws (NO 512 408), which was formerly in the collection of John Sturrock, Monikie, is now in Dundee Museum (Accession no; 1964-20-2). It is 11cm long.

J Sturrock 1889; Palace of History 1911; J M Coles 1966; H Coutts 1971.

(Flanged axe of Findowrie type). Single find. Flanged axe, badly corroded, brown patina flaking off, loop missing. Length 113mm, butt 15mm, cutting edge 33mm, weight 210 gms. Dundee Museum (64.20.2).

P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.

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