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Skye, Carbost Parish Church

Polished Axehead (Stone)

Site Name Skye, Carbost Parish Church

Classification Polished Axehead (Stone)

Canmore ID 11073

Site Number NG33SE 5

NGR NG 3860 3120

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Highland
  • Parish Bracadale
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Skye And Lochalsh
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NG33SE 5 3860 3120

A polished axe of felstone measuring 4 1/4" in length, 2 3/8" across the cutting edge. Found at the site of new Parish Church at Carbost Beag, Minginish, parish of Bracadale, Skye, and donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS).

Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1944.

The current 1:10560 map notes Carbost Church at NG 3860 3120

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