Du Bhar, Glengorm, Mull
Findspot (Period Unassigned), Flat Axehead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Du Bhar, Glengorm, Mull
Classification Findspot (Period Unassigned), Flat Axehead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 22082
Site Number NM45NW 6
NGR NM 438 573
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/22082
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilninian And Kilmore
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM45NW 6 c438 573.
An Early Bronze Age flat axe, Coles' type Ba, from Du Bhar, Glengorm, Mull, was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1948-9 (Accession no: DA 112).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1951; J M Coles 1971
This axe, which measures 5.65" x 3.5m is in the NMAS. The findspot is c. NM 438 573.
NMAS Accessions List, 1972.
No further information.
Visited by OS (RD) 13 June 1972.
(Flat axe of Migdale type). Single find. Flat axe, corroded, green, flutings on one fact through hammering (?), scratch marks on blade; length 142mm, butt 40mm, cutting edge 89mm, weight 400 gms. NMAS DA 112.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
