Bennachie
Axehead(S) (Sandstone)
Site Name Bennachie
Classification Axehead(S) (Sandstone)
Canmore ID 18188
Site Number NJ62SE 8
NGR NJ 65 22
NGR Description NJ c. 65 22
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Oyne
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ62SE 8 c. 65 22.
Two axes of sandstone 2 3/4" by 1 3/4" (70 by 44mm) and 2 1/4" by 2" (57 by 51mm), both found at Bennachie (NJ 65 22), formed part of the collection of the late John Rae, Aberdeen, and were purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1893.
These axes are held in the National Museum of Scotland (NMS) under accession numbers AF 399 and 400.
NMRS, MS/712/60.
There is no change to the existing record.
Information from RCAHMS (JRS), 9 March 2001.
