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Bothwells
Flanged Axehead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Hoard (Period Unassigned), Ring(S) (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Bothwells
Classification Flanged Axehead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Hoard (Period Unassigned), Ring(S) (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Bothywells; Bothiewell
Canmore ID 15574
Site Number NH95SE 19
NGR NH 970 527
NGR Description NH c. 970 527
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/15574
- Council Highland
- Parish Auldearn
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Nairn
- Former County Nairn
NH95SE 19 c. 970 527.
A MBA hoard consisting of a bronze flanged axe, 5 1/4" long, and three or four rings coupled together was found at Bothywells (Bothiewell: NH 970 527) near Darnaway. It is in Forres Museum, but the circumstances of finding and the description of the site are not known.
J M Coles 1966
No further information.
Visited by OS (RL) 5 January 1971.
(Wing-flanged axe of Ulrome type). Hoard. Flanged axe, condition unknown. Length c. 135mm, cutting edge c. 42mm. Forres Museum (reg. unknown). Associated finds: three or four rings coupled together, lost.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
