Canmore Site 65692: DUMFRIES, CRICHTON ROYAL HOSPITAL - DUMFRIES - AXE HAMMER(S)


Description

Site NameDUMFRIES, CRICHTON ROYAL HOSPITAL
Other Name(s)CREIGHTON ROYAL INFIRMARY HOSPITAL
Site NumberNX97SE 21
Broad ClassTOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Site Type(s)AXE HAMMER(S)
NGRNX 98 74
NGR accuracyNGR given to the nearest 1km
Local AuthorityDUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
ParishDUMFRIES
Record created1988-07-04
Last updated2000-04-12

Archaeology Notes

NX97SE 21 98 74 Four axe-hammers from Crichton Royal Hospital (NX 9874) are in Dumfries Museum (Acc Nos: 3/PSA/30, 16/PSA/672, 24/PSA/33, and no acc no). F E S Roe 1967. (DMF 79). The axe-hammer that is held in Dumfries Museum under accession number DUMFM 1950/61 has been petrologically attributed to group XXVII (greywacke from the Southern uplands of Scotland) or, possibly, group XV (micaceous sub-greywacke from the southern Lake District of Cumbria). T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.

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