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Stellock

Socketed Axehead (Bronze)

Site Name Stellock

Classification Socketed Axehead (Bronze)

Alternative Name(s) Stelloch

Canmore ID 69801

Site Number NX34SE 67

NGR NX 369 413

NGR Description NX c. 369 413

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

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

Archaeology Notes

NX34SE 67 c. 369 413

(Miniature socketed axe, possibly linked to Sompting type). Single find. Miniature socketed axe, smooth green, whitish substance in grooves, massive and no socket; length 48mm, cutting edge 31mm. National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) (DE 51).

P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.

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