Canmore Site 46753: FALKIRK, ANTONINE WALL - FALKIRK - AXEHEAD (STONE)
Description
| Site Name | FALKIRK, ANTONINE WALL |
|---|---|
| Other Name(s) | GRAHAM'S DYKE, GRAHAMSDYKE |
| Site Number | NS87NE 16 |
| Broad Class | TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT |
| Site Type(s) | AXEHEAD (STONE) |
| NGR | NS 88 79 |
| NGR accuracy | NGR given to the nearest 1km |
| Local Authority | FALKIRK |
| Parish | FALKIRK |
| Record created | 1988-05-03 |
| Last updated | 2000-04-12 |
Archaeology Notes
NS87NE 16 c. 88 79
A broken, Group VI (P R Ritchie and J G Scott 1981) stone axe, measuring 4 1/2 by 2 1/2 ins, 'found near Graham's Dyke, Falkirk' was donated to the Smith Institute, Stirling by L J Platt, Stirling (Acc No: A 1396) (Antonine Wall: nearest Falkirk at NS 88 79). (Group VI comprises objects of epidotized intermediate tuff of the Borrowdale Volcanic Series from the Great Langdale and Scafell areas of Cumbria).
Smith Institute 1934; T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.
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