Canmore Site 35999: STRACATHRO - STRACATHRO - FINDSPOT, FLAT AXEHEAD (BRONZE)
Description
| Site Name | STRACATHRO |
|---|---|
| Other Name(s) | n/a |
| Site Number | NO66NW 66 |
| Broad Class | MONUMENT (BY FORM), TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT |
| Site Type(s) | FINDSPOT, FLAT AXEHEAD (BRONZE) |
| NGR | NO 61 65 |
| NGR accuracy | NGR given to the nearest 1km |
| Local Authority | ANGUS |
| Parish | STRACATHRO |
| Record created | 1988-04-18 |
| Last updated | 2000-04-12 |
Archaeology Notes
NO66NW 66 c.61 65.
A decorated bronze flat axe, with very slight flanges (Coles' type Bc) from Stracathro, is in Montrose Museum (Acc No: 64).
Palace of History 1911; J M Coles 1971.
Listed as being in Brechin Museum (Accession no 1977.292).
Information contained in letter from G W Zealand, Angus District Museums to OS, 20 November 1978.
(Flat axe of Bandon type). Single find. Flat axe with slight raised sides, somewhat corroded, patina brown, decoration very faint. Length 126mm, butt 25mm, cutting edge 55mm, weight 230 gms. Montrose Museum (64).
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
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