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Cauldshields Loch
Findspot (Period Unassigned), Socketed Axehead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Cauldshields Loch
Classification Findspot (Period Unassigned), Socketed Axehead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 55719
Site Number NT53SW 13
NGR NT 512 323
NGR Description NT c. 512 323
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/55719
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Melrose
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT53SW 13 c. 512 323
A Late Bronze Age ribbed and socketed bronze axe, found on the margin of Cauldshields Loch (NT 512 323) was bequeathed to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1917 (Accession no: DE 76). It is 3 ins long by 2 1/4 ins across the cutting edge.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1917; J M Coles 1962.
(Socketed axe of Yorkshire type). Single find. Socketed axe, smooth, brown and green, blade hammered, trimmed; length 75mm, mouth 27 x 29mm, cutting edge 57mm, weight 255 gms. NMAS DE 76.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
Sbc Note
Visibility: Not applicable. Site of an unprovenanced find.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
