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Moss Bank

Polished Axehead (Stone)

Site Name Moss Bank

Classification Polished Axehead (Stone)

Alternative Name(s) Moss-bank; Mossbank

Canmore ID 1217

Site Number HU47NE 2

NGR HU 452 751

NGR Description HU c. 452 751

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Shetland Islands
  • Parish Delting
  • Former Region Shetland Islands Area
  • Former District Shetland
  • Former County Shetland

Archaeology Notes

HU47NE 2 c. 452 751.

A claystone axe, measuring 4 1/2 by 2 1/2 by 1 1/8 ins, from Moss-bank (name: HU 452 752) was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1911 by R C Haldane, Lochend, Lerwick (Accession no: AF 613).

Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1911 (Donations).

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