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Firth
Axehead (Stone)
Site Name Firth
Classification Axehead (Stone)
Canmore ID 2075
Site Number HY31SE 24
NGR HY 35 14
NGR Description HY c. 35 14
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/2075
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Firth
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY31SE 24 c. 35 14.
A rudely formed axe formed from a grey sandstone pebble, 2 7/8"long by 1 1/2" across the cutting face, from Firth, Orkney, was purchased by the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS), in 1908.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1909.
