Canmore Site 40973: DALGARVEN - KILWINNING - ADZE (FLINT)


Description

Site NameDALGARVEN
Other Name(s)n/a
Site NumberNS24NE 15
Broad ClassTOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Site Type(s)ADZE (FLINT)
NGRNS 295 457
NGR accuracyNGR given to the nearest 100m
Local AuthorityNORTH AYRSHIRE
ParishKILWINNING
Record created1988-03-07
Last updated2000-04-12

Archaeology Notes

NS24NE 15 295 457. A neolithic 'duck-bill' adze of mottled grey flint, half polished, half flaked, length 7.4ins, from Dalgarven (NS 295 457) was on loan to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS Accession no: L.1956.1) but was retuned to its owner in 1964. It was subsequently donated to Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum. NMAS Loan Accessions Index No further information; Dalgarven House is now a hotel, and other general enquiries in the area produced no knowledge of the find. Visited by OS (JRL) 27 October 1982 (Acc No: LA 6436b). J B Kenworthy 1979

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