Newlands
Findspot, Axehead(S) (Stone)
Site Name Newlands
Classification Findspot, Axehead(S) (Stone)
Alternative Name(s) Lyne Water
Canmore ID 49965
Site Number NT14NE 25
NGR NT 16 46
NGR Description NT c. 16 46
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Newlands
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Tweeddale
- Former County Peebles-shire
NT14NE 25 c.16 46.
Three felstone axes, all from Newlands (NT 1646) were purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1883 (i) (Accession no AF 242) is 5" x 3" with flat sides; (ii) (AF 243) is 4 1/4" x 2 1/8", chipped on one side (iii) (AF 244) is 3 1/2" x 1 7/8" with a pointed butt.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1884; NMAS 1892.
The axe that is held in the Royal Museum of Scotland under accession number NMS AF 242 has been petrologically attributed to group VI (artifacts of epidotized intermediate tuff of the Borrowdale Volcanic Series from the Great Langdale and Scafell areas of Cumbria).
T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.
Sbc Note
Visibility: Not applicable. Site of an unprovenanced find.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
