Collynie
Flat Axehead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Collynie
Classification Flat Axehead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Tarves
Canmore ID 19797
Site Number NJ83NW 25
NGR NJ 846 360
NGR Description NJ c. 846 360
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Methlick
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NJ83NW 25 c.846 360.
A type Bb bronze flat axe found in 1891, 4 1/2ft below the surface at Collynie is in RMS (DA 91).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1926; J M Coles 1971.
(Flat axe of Aylesford type). Single find. Flat axe with raised edges, slightly corroded, yellow-green; length 112mm, butt 22mm, cutting edge 60mm, weight 165 gms. NMA (DA 91).
PK Schmidt and CB Burgess 1981.
