Torroble
Findspot, Axehead (Porcellanite)(Neolithic)
Site Name Torroble
Classification Findspot, Axehead (Porcellanite)(Neolithic)
Canmore ID 5080
Site Number NC50SE 19
NGR NC 589 044
NGR Description NC c. 589 044
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Lairg
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC50SE 19 c. 589 044.
A polished greenstone axe, found in a rock cave at Torroble (NC 589 044) was purchased for the National museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS, Accession no: AF 639)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1915.
This axe has been petrologically attributed to group IX (porcellanite from Tievebulliagh and Rathlin, Northern Ireland).
T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.
