Dumfries, Queen Street
Axe Hammer
Site Name Dumfries, Queen Street
Classification Axe Hammer
Alternative Name(s) Crichton Royal Rubbish Dump
Canmore ID 65602
Site Number NX97NE 68
NGR NX 976 759
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65602
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Dumfries
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NX97NE 68 976 759.
NX 976 759. A large heavy perforated axe-hammer of Early Bronze Age type was found on the Crichton Royal rubbish dump in a load of material from a garden rockery in Queen Street. It is now in Dumfries Museum (Acc No: 1968-152).
Dumfries Museum 1968