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Skye, Carbost Parish Church
Polished Axehead (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Carbost Parish Church
Classification Polished Axehead (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 11073
Site Number NG33SE 5
NGR NG 3860 3120
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/11073
- Council Highland
- Parish Bracadale
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
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
