Skye, Achnahannait
Gouge (Bronze), Hoard (Possible), Socketed Axehead (Bronze)
Site Name Skye, Achnahannait
Classification Gouge (Bronze), Hoard (Possible), Socketed Axehead (Bronze)
Alternative Name(s) Achnahanaid Braes; Portree
Canmore ID 84533
Site Number NG53NW 17
NGR NG 50 37
NGR Description NG c. 50 37
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Portree
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG53NW 17 c. 50 37
(Socketed axe of Portree type). Hoard, found in a peat bog in a layer of clay under 4-5 feet of peat. The bog had formerly been of greater depth. The find was made in 1946.
Socketed axe, brown, cleaned (?), rough metal and slightly corroded surface, haft ribs; length 99mm, mouth 33x37mm, cutting edge 60mm. Arch. and Ethnol. Mus. Cambridge (48.1861A). Associated find: a socketed gouge with multiple mouth moulding.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.