Barvernochan
Polished Axehead (Stone)
Site Name Barvernochan
Classification Polished Axehead (Stone)
Alternative Name(s) Whauphill; Hawk Hill
Canmore ID 62890
Site Number NX35SE 5
NGR NX 397 514
NGR Description NX c. 397 514
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkinner
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX35SE 5 397 514.
A polished greenstone axe from Barvernochan (NX 386 522), formerly in the collection at Broughton House, Kirkcudbright, is now in Dumfries Museum. It measures 10 1/4 by 2 ins, with flat sides and a slightly oblique cutting edge.
J M Corrie 1932; A E Truckell 1964
This axe is still in Dumfries Museum. No further information.
Visited by OS (JP) 11 September 1970
Group VI. Dumfries Museum Accession no: 1961-20. (Located by Williams to Barnbarroch, Whauphill. Perhaps 'Hawk Hill' at NX 394 516, between the farms of Barvernochan and Barnbarroch -at NX 397 514 - is intended.)
J Williams 1970.
This axe remains petrologically unidentified.
T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.