Tongue
Findspot (21st Century), Axehead (Bronze Age)
Site Name Tongue
Classification Findspot (21st Century), Axehead (Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 347929
Site Number NC65NW 24
NGR NC 60 59
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/347929
- Council Highland
- Parish Tongue
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
Metal Detector Find (2013)
NC 60 59 Blade portion (surviving length 41mm) of what appears to have been a small Early Bronze Age axehead of uncertain original overall form; the sharply defined break edge and marked lengthways distortion of the profile strongly suggest that the axehead has been deliberately snapped. Although matrices for diminutive axeheads or chisels are a feature of Early Bronze Age stone moulds, actual examples are relatively uncommon finds.
Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT 15/13), allocated to Strathnaver Museum
Trevor Cowie, National Museums Scotland, 2013
