Loch Hope
Findspot (19th Century), Flanged Axehead (Bronze)(Bronze Age)
Site Name Loch Hope
Classification Findspot (19th Century), Flanged Axehead (Bronze)(Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 4899
Site Number NC45NE 10
NGR NC 46 55
NGR Description NC c. 46 55
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/4899
- Council Highland
- Parish Durness
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC45NE 10 c. 46 55
A Middle Bronze Age flanged axe (Class III), found by a labourer working on the construction of a road from Cashel Dhu (NC 45 49) to Hope Lodge (NC 474 602) along the eastern shore of Loch Hope, was given to Donald McKay, Portnacon; and was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) by Hew Morrison in 1885 (Accession no: DC 73). It is 2 7/8 ins long and almost 1 inch across the cutting edge.
H Morrison 1885; NMAS 1892; J M Coles 1966.
(Unclassified flanged axe). Single find. Flanged axe, rough surface, black-brown; length 72mm, butt 18mm, cutting edge 24mm, weight 70 gms. NMAS DC 73.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
