Edinburgh, Corstorphine
Flanged Axehead (Bronze)
Site Name Edinburgh, Corstorphine
Classification Flanged Axehead (Bronze)
Canmore ID 52601
Site Number NT27SW 132
NGR NT 20 72
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/52601
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SW 132 20 72
A flanged bronze axe (Coles' Class II) 'found in digging a foundation near the Convalescent Home at Corstorphine' (NT 206 729) is in RMS(NMAS) (Acc No: DC 86).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1906; E D Dennison 1917; J M Coles 1966.
(Long-flanged axe of Kirtomy type). Single find. Flanged axe, smooth green surface, pitted in places, blade hammered. Length 162mm, butt 29mm, stop-height 2.5mm, cutting edge 68mm, weight 560 gms. NMAS DC 86.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
