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Candybank
Axehead (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Candybank
Classification Axehead (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 48956
Site Number NT04SE 5
NGR NT 0621 4095
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/48956
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Biggar
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
NT04SE 5 0621 4095.
(NT 0621 4095) Stone Axe found AD 1899 (NAT)
OS 6" map (1957)
Possibly this is the findspot of the polished granite axe, 10 1/8" by 3 3/4" by 2", "from Candybank" (NT 070 413), which was found when ploughing, and purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1900 (Treasure Trove) (Accession no: AF 495).
NMAS Card Index; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1901
Findspot sited on the lip of a long ridge running NW-SE across the field. No further information.
Visited by OS (RD) 3 August 1971
