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Arnhall Moss
Flanged Axehead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Arnhall Moss
Classification Flanged Axehead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Arnhall Bog
Canmore ID 36135
Site Number NO67SW 5
NGR NO 62 70
NGR Description NO c. 62 70
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Fettercairn
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Kincardine And Deeside
- Former County Kincardineshire
NO67SW 5 c. 62 70.
A Middle Bronze Age flanged axe (Class II), 5 3/8" by 2 5/8", found in the Bogs of Arnhall at a depth of ten feet, has been in Montrose Museum since at least 1859 (Accession no: 67). Arnhall Moss, which was drained in 1818, lay at about NO 6270.
J M Coles 1966; Archaeol Inst Great Britain Ireland 1859; New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845.
The axe is noted in Montrose Museum Accession Register as being donated in 1838, but was not seen in the museum which was overhauled c.1960 when several items were sold or auctioned with no record kept of their 'fate'.
Visited by OS (R L) 18 August 1971.
(Long-flanged axe: Arnhall variant of Kirtomy type). Single find. Flanged axe, sandy surface, brown, thick butt, fine scratch marks on blade; length 136mm, butt 24mm, cutting edge 68mm, weight 400gms. National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS DC 26).
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
