Kergord
Axehead (Stone)
Site Name Kergord
Classification Axehead (Stone)
Alternative Name(s) Scarpiegarth; Scarpigarth
Canmore ID 127970
Site Number HU35SE 9
NGR HU 39 54
NGR Description HU c. 39 54
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/127970
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Tingwall
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU35SE 9 c. 39 54
AH 43. Axe of decomposed stone, 4 1/4ins (108mm) x 2ins (51mm) x 1 1/4ins (32mm), double-edged, from Scarpiegarth, Kergord.
National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) 1892.
A [stone] axe from 'Kergord, Scarpiegarth' was donated to the NMAS by D D Black in 1866 and is held in the Royal Museum of Scotland (RMS) under accession number NMS AH 43. [The 1973 edition of the OS 1:10,000 map notes Kergord at HU 3953 5426 and various Scarpigarth names around HU 3907 5356].
Information from the National Museum of Scotland (NMS) archaeology records (per Mr T Cowie), 17 March 1998.
