Barnkirk
Axe Hammer (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Barnkirk
Classification Axe Hammer (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 62918
Site Number NX36NE 10
NGR NX 398 652
NGR Description NX c. 398 652
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Penninghame
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX36NE 10 c. 398 652.
An axe-hammer of greywacke from Barnkirk, in the collection of Sir Herbert Maxwell in 1885, was donated by him to the NMAS in 1889 (Acc No: AH 76). It measures 10.7 by 5 by 2.5ins. (South Barnkirk: NX 398 652 is the more likely farm - described as the next farm to Barr).
H Maxwell 1885; 1889; F E S Roe 1967.
