Scotsburn
Cairn (Period Unassigned), Battleaxe
Site Name Scotsburn
Classification Cairn (Period Unassigned), Battleaxe
Alternative Name(s) Balnagown; Balnagowan
Canmore ID 14570
Site Number NH77NW 26
NGR NH 72 76
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Logie Easter
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
NH77NW 26 72 76
Axe-hammer or battle-axe of grey stone 4.65in long, with deep curved indentations top and bottom, emphasised by ornamental grooves. Found in a small cairn of stones at Scotsburn, Balnagown, Ross-shire.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1953.
RMS AH 221,
F E S Roe 1966.
This battle-axe is a grooved example of the Northern Variant with extreme expansion of the blade. It has been petrologically identified as sandstone.
T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.
