Highland HER Monument MHG60765: Polished Stone Axeheads - Culloden
Description
| Site Name | Polished Stone Axeheads - Culloden |
|---|---|
| Site Type(s) | FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC) |
| Find Type(s) | POLISHED AXEHEAD Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC (FHG4391) POLISHED AXEHEAD Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC (FHG3562) |
| NGR | NH 7211 4635 |
| Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Record created | 10/07/2019 12:52:48 |
| Last updated | 03/06/2020 11:15:28 |
Description and Sources
Cutting end of polished axe of greenstone, fractured on the edge, from Culloden, Inverness-shire. It was acquired by the NMS in 1889 (AF 371). <1>
Another polished stone axehead from Culloden was donated to the Hunterian Museum in 1914. it is listed in their online catalogue under Acc. No. GLAHM:B.1914.156. See link below. <2>
Grid reference is indicative of Culloden area only, precise findspots unknown. GW 10/07/19
<1> National Museums of Scotland, 2019, Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue, AF 371 (Dataset/Database File). SHG28278.
<2> Hunterian Museum, 2020, Hunterian Museum Online Collections Catalogue, GLAHM:B.1914.156 (Interactive Resource/Online Database). SHG28475.
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