Strath, Skye
Socketed Axehead (Bronze)
Site Name Strath, Skye
Classification Socketed Axehead (Bronze)
Alternative Name(s) Strath Parish
Canmore ID 11606
Site Number NG62SW 9
NGR NG 6 2
NGR Description Unlocated
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Strath
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG62SW 9 unlocated.
An LBA,bag-type, socketed, broze axe, 3 5/8" long x 2 3/4" across the cutting edge, found in Strath parish, was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) by Thomas MacKenzie, Applecross, in 1885.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1885; 1962.
(Newton variant of Dowris type). Single find. Socketed axe, green, porous surface, deep longitudinal scratches, trimmed, haft ribs on upper socket faces; length 91mm, mouth 29x37mm, cutting edge 71mm, weight 325 gms. NMAS DE 2.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
