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West Linton
Findspot (Period Unassigned), Polished Axehead (Stone)(Neolithic)
Site Name West Linton
Classification Findspot (Period Unassigned), Polished Axehead (Stone)(Neolithic)
Canmore ID 50230
Site Number NT15SE 7
NGR NT 15 51
NGR Description NT c. 15 51
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/50230
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Linton (Tweeddale)
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Tweeddale
- Former County Peebles-shire
NT15SE 7 c. 15 51
Polished serpentine axe, 4 1/2" in length by 2 1/4" in breadth and 1" in thickness, from West Linton, was purchased for National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) (not located in Catalogue).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1900; 1896
Polished felstone axe, 5 1/4" by 3", also from West Linton, was purchased for NMAS in 1895 (Acession no. AF 427).
NMAS Continuation Catalogue.
Sbc Note
Visibility: Not applicable. Site of an unprovenanced find.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
