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Perth, North Inch
Axehead (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Perth, North Inch
Classification Axehead (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 28445
Site Number NO12SW 75
NGR NO 117 245
NGR Description NO c. 117 245
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/28445
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Perth
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO12SW 75 c. 117 245
NO 21 07 in the Museum Index is a stone axe 4 1/8" in length, dug up during the excavatin of a sand pit on the North Inch in 1920. The pit was four feet deep, but the exact depth at which the axe lay is not known.
J Asher 1923.
This stone axe (PMAG: 2107) is held in Perth Museum.
Information from Mr M Hall (Perth Museum), 24 March 1997.
