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Bishop Kinkell
Flat Axehead (Bronze)
Site Name Bishop Kinkell
Classification Flat Axehead (Bronze)
Alternative Name(s) Bishop-kinkell
Canmore ID 12845
Site Number NH55SW 13
NGR NH 543 530
NGR Description NH c. 543 530
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Urquhart And Logie Wester
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH55SW 13 c. 543 530.
An EBA flat axe (type Ba), found on the farm of Bishop-Kinkell (NH 543 530) was purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1932. (Accession no: DA 97)
PSAS 1932; J M Coles 1971.
(Flat axe of Migdale type). Single find. Flat axe, porous, green, signs of polishing, butt and cutting edge incomplete; length 143mm, butt 38mm, cutting edge (?), weight 390 gms. NMAS DA 97.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
