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Craigton
Axe Hammer (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Craigton
Classification Axe Hammer (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 97377
Site Number NT07NE 58
NGR NT 072 769
NGR Description NT c. 072 769
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council West Lothian
- Parish Abercorn (West Lothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County West Lothian
NT07NE 58 c. 072 769
AH 4. Wedge-shaped hammer of sandstone 10 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 ins (267 x 89 x 89mm), partially perforated, from Craigton, Linlithgowshire.
NMAS 1892.
This unfinished axe-hammer is held in the Royal Museum of Scotland under accession number AH 4. It has been petrologically identified as altered porphyritic microtonalite.
T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.
