Cairnpapple
Flake(S) (Flint), Lithic Implement (Stone)
Site Name Cairnpapple
Classification Flake(S) (Flint), Lithic Implement (Stone)
Canmore ID 47941
Site Number NS97SE 36
NGR NS 98 71
NGR Description NS c. 98 71
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/47941
- Council West Lothian
- Parish Torphichen
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County West Lothian
NS97SE 36 c. 98 71.
A stone implement roughly ground into the form of an axe, of buff sandstone, facetted at sides and butt, which was found near the cairn on Cairnpapple, was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1971 (Accession no: EP 191).
Two flint flakes, from ploughed fields S of the henge, were donated in 1971 (Accession nos: EP 192-3).
NMAS Accessions Index.
