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Skibo
Flat Axehead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skibo
Classification Flat Axehead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) 'Migdale Hoard'
Canmore ID 14652
Site Number NH78NW 19
NGR NH 73 89
NGR Description NH c. 73 89
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/14652
- Council Highland
- Parish Dornoch
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NH78NW 19 c. 73 89
See also NH69SW 22.
An early Bronze Age flat-axe (Type Bb) from Skibo (NH 73 89) is in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland )National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS, Accession no. DA 117).
J M Coles 1971.
(Unclassified flat axe). Single find. Flat axe, badly corroded, brown; length 110mm, butt 24mm, cutting edge 57mm, weight 205 gms. NMAS DA 117.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
