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Westhill
Gouge (Bronze Age)
Site Name Westhill
Classification Gouge (Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 365018
Site Number NJ80NW 194
NGR NJ 82 09
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/365018
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Skene
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Gordon
- Former County Aberdeenshire
Metal Detector Find
NJ 82 09 A small, slender copper alloy socketed gouge was found while metal-detecting at Westhill. This object is largely complete. The cutting edge is thick and blunt and there is no evidence of an elaborated socket mouth or collar. The gouge is covered in a pitted mottled green and brown corrosion. It can be dated to the Late Bronze Age (c.1000–800 BC). Length 51.5mm; cutting edge width 14.3mm; surviving socket diameter 15.5 x 15.1mm; weight 30.07g.
Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT 01/19) and allocated to University of Aberdeen Museums and Special Collections
Matthew G. Knight – National Museums Scotland
(Source: DES Vol 20)
