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Darnaway
Flat Axehead (Bronze)(Bronze Age)
Site Name Darnaway
Classification Flat Axehead (Bronze)(Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 15534
Site Number NH95NE 8
NGR NH 99 55
NGR Description NH c. 99 55
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Moray
- Parish Dyke And Moy
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
NH95NE 8 c. 99 55
A bronze flat axe 5 5/8" long by 3" across the cutting face, found in the neighbourhood of Darnaway (NH 99 55) was purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1902.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1902
A decorated, flat bronze axe (Coles' type Bb) found near Darnaway (Darnaway Castle: NH 994 550) is in RMS (NMAS) under accession number DA 69.
J M Coles 1971; I C Walker 1974.
(Biggar variant of Migdale type). Single find. Flat axe, porous cleaned surface, sides and faces appear hammered. Length 145mm, butt 21mm, cutting edge 76mm, weight 232 gms. NMAS DA 69.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
