Hillswick
Axehead (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Hillswick
Classification Axehead (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Northmavine Glebe
Canmore ID 471
Site Number HU27NE 19
NGR HU 283 771
NGR Description HU c. 283 771
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Northmavine
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU27NE 19 c. 283 771.
A stone axe, measuring 12 3/4 by 3 7/8 by 1 5/8 ins from Northmavine glebe was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1925 by Alexander Walker, Aberdeen (Accession no: AF 673). (Glebe not located, though Northmavine parish church and manse are in Hillswick, at HU 283 771 and HU 281 768 respectively.)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1925
