NT27NE 16 c. 267 766. Three Late Bronze Age socketed axes, found near the Citadel, Leith (NT 267 766 - see NT27NE 10) are in the NMAS. Two, found when digging in 1841, were donated by D H Robertson in 1866 (Acc Nos: DE 35 and DE 36) while the third (Acc No: DE 9) was donated in 1877 by D Stevenson) Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1868; 1878; J M Coles 1962. 1127. (Socketed axe: Leith variant of Gillespie type). Smooth, brown-green, mouth incomplete, trimmed, haft ribs. Length 67mm, mouth 31 x ?mm, cutting edge 53mm, weight 110 gms. NMAS DE 36. 1304. (Socketed axe of Everthorpe type). Green, jets at mouth untrimmed, cutting edge broken. Length 88mm, mouth 30 x 30mm, weight 230 gms. NMAS DE 35. 1363. (Socketed axe of Yorkshire type). Brown patina partly preserved, scratch marks on patina, untrimmed. Length 82mm, mouth 29 x 29mm, cutting edge 40mm, weight 220 gms. NMAS DE 9. Nos. 1127 and 1304 are associated as a hoard 'found when digging near the Citadel in 1841' while no. 1363 is cited as a single find 'found near the Citadel'. P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981. Schmidt and Burgess are apparently incorrect in noting NMAS DE 9 (their no. 1363) as a single find; it appears more probable that these discoveries are part (or the whole) of a hoard. Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 2 April 1990.