Northmavine
Knife (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Northmavine
Classification Knife (Stone)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 869
Site Number HU38SW 3
NGR HU 32 83
NGR Description HU c. 32 83
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Northmavine
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU38SW 3 c. 32 83
In the collection of J W Cursiter, Kirwall in 1885 was a polished serpentine knife 'found in North Mavin, Shetland' (Northmavine: parish name HU 3283). Of somewhat triangular form, it is 8 ins long, 4 3/4 ins broad and 5/8 in thick, sharpened on two edges, the other being rounded as if for holding in the hand.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1885.
