Highland HER Monument MHG59132: Socketed Axehead - Belladrum, Kiltarlity


Description

Site NameSocketed Axehead - Belladrum, Kiltarlity
Site Type(s)FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Find Type(s)AXEHEAD Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC (FHG2808)
NGRNH 5200 4200
ParishKILTARLITY AND CONVINTH
Record created18/12/2018 16:28:26
Last updated10/07/2020 14:11:31

Description and Sources

An axehead from Inverness Museum collections was catalogued as part of the North Kessock & District Local History Society and Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH) collaborative 'Feats of Clay' Project, which was focused on Bronze Age metalworking around the Moray Firth. It was found pre-2011 by metal detecting. It is incomplete with one face intact and the other mostly missing. It has a horizontal groove near the socket. 60mm in length. It was assigned a Late Bronze Age date. <1>

The axehead was submitted to Treasure Trove (TT 61/11) and allocated to Inverness Musem. It is listed under Acc. No. 2012.011. See attached TT report for further details. <2> <3> <4>

Four figure grid reference given is marginal. A full GR for the axehead is held by Treasure Trove. GW 10/07/20


<1> Clark, G., Cowie, T. & Kruse, S, 2017, Feats of Clay, Cat no. 103 (Text/Publication/Monograph). SHG28012.

<2> Treasure Trove, 2019, Highland Finds from Treasure Trove Annual Reports 2004-18, TT 61/11 (Dataset/Database File). SHG28208.

<3> Treasure Trove, 2019, Treasure Trove Artefact Reports for Highland Area 1994-2018, TT 61/11 (Text/Record Form). SHG28370.

<4> Inverness Museum & Art Gallery, Inverness Museum & Art Gallery Accession registers, 2012.011 (Collection/Catalogue). SHG25836.

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