Ladyland
Flanged Axehead (Bronze)
Site Name Ladyland
Classification Flanged Axehead (Bronze)
Canmore ID 42156
Site Number NS35NW 12
NGR NS 322 578
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42156
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Kilbirnie
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Ayrshire
NS35NW 12 322 578.
An Early Bronze Age axe (Coles' type I), found on Ladyland estate (Ladyland: NS 322 578) was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1886 by R W Cochran-Patrick (Accession no: DC 53). It measures 5 1/2 ins in length by 2 3/4 ins in greatest width, with slight flanges and a stop ridge.
J M Coles 1971; R W Cochran-Patrick 1880; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1886.
(Flanged axe of Bandon type). Single find. Flanged axe, corroded, green, butt hammered (modern?). Length 135mm, butt 25mm, cutting edge 73mm, weight 385 gms.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
