Old Monkland Parish
Socketed Axehead (Bronze)
Site Name Old Monkland Parish
Classification Socketed Axehead (Bronze)
Canmore ID 45808
Site Number NS76SW 7
NGR NS 70 64
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council North Lanarkshire
- Parish Old Monkland (Monklands)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Monklands
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS76SW 7 70 64.
A Late Bronze Age socketed axe, 3 1/16" long, found in the parish of Old Monkland, (name: NS 70 64) was purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1922 (Accession no: DE 87).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1923; J M Coles 1962
Field investigation produced no further information.
Visited by OS (JLD) 18 October 1952.
(Socketed axe of Fulford type). Single find. Socketed axe, somewhat corroded, green, trimmed, asymmetrical body, short haft-ribs. Length 78mm, mouth 26 x 30mm, cutting edge 38mm, weight 230 gms. NMAS DE 87.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
