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Rhianbreck
Findspot (19th Century), Polished Axehead (Stone)(Neolithic)
Site Name Rhianbreck
Classification Findspot (19th Century), Polished Axehead (Stone)(Neolithic)
Canmore ID 5082
Site Number NC50SE 20
NGR NC 599 048
NGR Description NC c. 599 048
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5082
- Council Highland
- Parish Lairg
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC50SE 20 c. 599 048.
A polished kaolin axe from Rhianbreck (NC 599 048) Lairg, was donated to the NMAS by Dr Arthur Mitchell. It came from diggings in connection with the railway in 1867. In its incomplete state - a portion being broken off the butt end - it measures 6ins long.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1878.
