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Whithorn

Axehead (Flint)(Period Unassigned)

Site Name Whithorn

Classification Axehead (Flint)(Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 63268

Site Number NX44SW 17

NGR NX 44 40

NGR Description NX c. 44 40

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Whithorn
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Wigtown
  • Former County Wigtownshire

Archaeology Notes

NX44SW 17 c. 44 40.

A small 'celt' with rectangular section and finely ground edge, formed of ruddy flint, was found in 1886 near Whithorn (NX 44 40).

H E Maxwell 1889.

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