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Skye, Breakish
Findspot (Period Unassigned), Axehead (Stone)(Neolithic)
Site Name Skye, Breakish
Classification Findspot (Period Unassigned), Axehead (Stone)(Neolithic)
Canmore ID 11580
Site Number NG62SE 5
NGR NG 6798 2326
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/11580
- Council Highland
- Parish Strath
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG62SE 5 centred 68 23.
A neolithic axe from Breakish (NG 6823), Skye was acquired for Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum in 1958.
Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum 1958.
External Reference (2011)
Grid reference supplied by relative of finder. Found in Upper Breakish by a boy digging potatoes in 1957, and then donated to Glasgow Museums.
Oblong, 90mm long by 52mm wide by 22mm thick. Green stone with white flecks, possibly schist.
Glasgow Museum A.1958.1
Information from the ARCH Community Timeline Course, 2011
