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Farlary
Findspot (19th Century) - (20th Century), Flat Axehead (Bronze)(Bronze Age)
Site Name Farlary
Classification Findspot (19th Century) - (20th Century), Flat Axehead (Bronze)(Bronze Age)
Alternative Name(s) Faireal-aridh; Fairealairidh; Golspie
Canmore ID 5832
Site Number NC70NE 34
NGR NC 769 060
NGR Description NC c. 769 060
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5832
- Council Highland
- Parish Golspie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC70NE 34 c. 769 060.
A decorated EBA flat axe, 4.55ins long by 1.95ins across the cutting edge, from Faireal-aridh, Golspie (Coles 1971) or Fairealairidh (Information from Ts Catalogue of Dunrobin Museum by A S Henshall) is in Dunrobin Museum (Accession no. 1889.2)
The name is probably a form of Farlary (NC 769 060) which is given as Faralary in 1853.
J M Coles 1971; H Morrison 1853.
(Unclassified flat axe). Single find. Falt axe, broken, green, corroded surface; length 116mm, butt 25mm, cutting edge 50mm. Dunrobin Castle museum (no registration number).
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
