Abernethy, Kirklands
Whetstone
Site Name Abernethy, Kirklands
Classification Whetstone
Canmore ID 27932
Site Number NO11NE 26
NGR NO 182 160
NGR Description NO c. 182 160
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Abernethy (Perth And Kinross)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO11NE 26 c. 182 160
A Bronze Age whetstone of quartzite, quadrangular, 2 1/4 ins (57mm) long, from Kirklands, Abernethy was purchased by the National Museum in 1896. (?NMS AL 139)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1897.
There is no change to the existing record.
Information from RCAHMS (JRS), 25 November 1996.
The whetstone from Kirklands, Abernethy that was purchased by the (former) National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland in 1896 is now held in the Royal Museum of Scotland under accession number NMS AL 94. It has been worked from reddish quartzite ferrous stone, is of slightly curved form and measures 2.25 ins (57mm) by 0.5 ins (13mm).
Information from NMS typescript continuation catalogue per Mr T Cowie (RMS), 6 February 1998.
