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Archaeology Notes
Event ID 718038
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Archaeology Notes
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/718038
NT53SW 22 c. 545 329
Two Yorkshire type bronze socketed axes were found in a burn on the NW side of the Eildon Hills, apparently less than 400 yds S of Dingleton Mains. They are now in the Royal Museum of Scotland (RMS, EQ 273 and EQ 274 respectively).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1925; J M Coles 1962; B O'Connor and T Cowie 1987.
(Socketed axes of Yorkshire type). Hoard, found in a burn on the NW side of the Eildon Hills.
1377. Socketed axe, smooth surface, light brown, untrimmed, depression on one face; length 92mm, mouth 27 x 28mm, cutting edge 46mm, weight 215 gms. NMAS DQ 273.
1378. Socketed axe, smooth black-brown, untrimmed, blade hammered, asymmetrical body relative to casting seam; length 80mm, mouth 27 x 28mm, cutting edge 58mm, weight 225 gms. NMAS DQ 274.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
