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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

Archaeology Notes

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.

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