Harestanes, Castlecraig
Findspot, Polished Axehead(S) (Stone)
Site Name Harestanes, Castlecraig
Classification Findspot, Polished Axehead(S) (Stone)
Alternative Name(s) Hare Stanes
Canmore ID 50102
Site Number NT14SW 32
NGR NT 12 44
NGR Description NT c. 12 44
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/50102
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Kirkurd
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Tweeddale
- Former County Peebles-shire
NT14SW 32 c. 12 44.
Two polished felstone axes from Hare Stanes, Castlecraig, were purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1900. One measures 4" x 2 1/4" x 1" and the other is 3 5/8" x 2 1/2" x 1/2". (Old Harestanes is at NT 123 441 while Castlecraig is at NT 136 442) (Accession nos: AF 476 and AF 477)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1900.
The axe that is held in the Royal Museum of Scotland under accession number NMS AF 476 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.
