Cove
Polished Axehead (Stone)
Site Name Cove
Classification Polished Axehead (Stone)
Canmore ID 11998
Site Number NG89SW 2
NGR NG 80 91
NGR Description NG c. 80 91
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Gairloch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NG89SW 2 c. 80 91.
A stone celt found at Cove, near Rhu Ruadh, consists, perhaps, of some variety of trap, polished. It is 4 1/2 by 2 3/4 inches, oval in cross section. It is a common form. National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) L.1958.16
W Jolly 1880; J H Dixon 1886.