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Aboyne
Axehead (Sandstone)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Aboyne
Classification Axehead (Sandstone)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 35309
Site Number NO59NW 9
NGR NO 52 98
NGR Description NO c. 52 98
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Aboyne And Glentanar
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Aberdeenshire
NO59NW 9 c. 52 98.
A partly polished sandstone axe 5 7/8" by 2 5/8" from Aboyne (NO 52 98) was purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1883 (Accession Number: AF 239)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1884; NMAS 1892.