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Bonnington Mains

Axehead (Stone)(Period Unassigned)

Site Name Bonnington Mains

Classification Axehead (Stone)(Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 50322

Site Number NT16NW 13

NGR NT 122 694

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Parish Ratho
  • Former Region Lothian
  • Former District City Of Edinburgh
  • Former County Midlothian

Archaeology Notes

NT16NW 13 122 694.

A felstone axe, 3 1/2" x 2", found on East Bonnington Mains, was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS), by Professor Daniel Wilson in 1863 - AF 78.

Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1865; NMAS 1892; E D Dennison 1917

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