Rosemarkie
Pit(S) (Period Unassigned), Flat Axehead (Copper)
Site Name Rosemarkie
Classification Pit(S) (Period Unassigned), Flat Axehead (Copper)
Canmore ID 85383
Site Number NH75NW 80
NGR NH 737 574
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/85383
- Council Highland
- Parish Rosemarkie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH75NW 80 737 574
A copper Early Bronze Age flat axe was found by a metal-detectorist on a building site in Rosemarkie. It has been claimed as Treasure Trove and allocated to Inverness Museum.
Daybook no: DB 1993/6.2
National Museum of Scotland (NMS) 1993.
Flat, coopper axe findspot - not located.
Early Bronze Age.
CFA/MORA Coastal Assessment Survey 1998.
Watching Brief (18 July 2013)
NH 737 573 A watching brief was carried out, on 18 July 2013, in advance of the construction of a driveway across the S end of a house plot. The excavation of three possible features recovered modern material, but no finds or features of archaeological significance were recorded.
Archive: HAS. Report: Highland HER
Funder: Michael Hossack
Lynne McKeggie and Lachlan McKeggie, Highland Archaeology Services,
2013
(Source: DES)
Watching Brief (18 March 2014 - 2 May 2014)
NH 73679 57396 A watching brief was carried out, 18 March – 2 May 2014, during the second and main phase of work on a new house plot (DES 2013, 117). Three features were identified. One was a large semi-rectangular pit around 0.6m deep filled with modern material. The second was a toothed bucket scoop in the sandy subsoil. The final feature was elongated with a bowl like pit at one end and a long tail running off to the NW. This feature was free of any cultural material and its function was unclear, although it could have been a kiln of some kind.
Archive: HAS. Report: Highland HER
Funder: Mr M Hossack
Lachlan McKeggie – Highland Archaeology Services
(Source: DES)
