Canmore Site 16569: LHANBRYDE - ST ANDREWS-LHANBRYD - FLAT AXEHEAD (BRONZE)
Description
| Site Name | LHANBRYDE |
|---|---|
| Other Name(s) | LHANBRYD |
| Site Number | NJ26SE 52 |
| Broad Class | TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT |
| Site Type(s) | FLAT AXEHEAD (BRONZE) |
| NGR | NJ 27 61 |
| Local Authority | MORAY |
| Parish | ST ANDREWS-LHANBRYD |
| Record created | 1989-04-07 |
| Last updated | 2000-04-12 |
Archaeology Notes
NJ26SE 52 c. 27 61
A decorated, flat bronze axe (Coles' type Bb) from Lhanbryde (village centred NJ 273 611) is in RMS (NMAS) (Acc No: DA 72).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1904; I C Walker 1964; J M Coles 1971; I C Walker 1974.
(Decorated variant of Migdale type). Single find. Flat axe, green, badly corroded, butt and cutting edge incomplete, most of the decoration gone; length 117 mm, butt 23 mm, cutting edge 57 mm, weight 260 gms. NMA (DA 72).
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
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