Canmore Site 48296: TILLICOULTRY - TILLICOULTRY (CLACKMANNANSHIRE) - FINDSPOT (19TH CENTURY), AXEHEAD (STONE), FLANGED AXEHEAD (BRONZE)(BRONZE AGE)
Description
| Site Name | TILLICOULTRY |
|---|---|
| Other Name(s) | RIVER DEVON |
| Site Number | NS99NW 7 |
| Broad Class | TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, MONUMENT (BY FORM) |
| Site Type(s) | FINDSPOT (19TH CENTURY), AXEHEAD (STONE), FLANGED AXEHEAD (BRONZE)(BRONZE AGE) |
| NGR | NS 919 964 |
| NGR accuracy | NGR given to the nearest 100m |
| Local Authority | CLACKMANNAN |
| Parish | TILLICOULTRY (CLACKMANNANSHIRE) |
| Record created | 1988-05-23 |
| Last updated | 2005-01-07 |
Archaeology Notes
NS99NW 7 c. 919 964.
(Area: NS 919 964) A stone axe was found in 1817 along with a Middle Bronze Age flanged axe (Coles' Class III) on the N side of the River Devon, in the holm-ground, about 1/8 mile below Tillicoultry Bridge. Both axes were donated to the NMAS by Robert Bald (Acc Nos: AF 115 & DC 19 respectively).
NMAS 1849; 1892; J M Coles 1966.
(Short-flanged axe of Callander type). Single find. Flanged axe, rough, green, butt incomplete (?), blade hammered. Length 155mm, butt 25mm, cutting edge 65mm, weight 470 gms. NMAS DC 19.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
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