MHG13025 - Iron Axehead, Ledbeg
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
An iron axehead 5 3/4" long with flaring blade 3 7/8" wide found in a stream, near Ledbaig, on the way to Loch Assynt. Presented by the finder J C MacLaren c/o Stevens 15, Marchmont Cresc. Edinburgh to the National Museum in 1945-6.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1948.
The axehead is of the type illustrated in London Museum Mediaeval Catalogue (1940) Fig 12.2 and p.59 (Mediaeval woodman's axe type II) The socket is a little longer. Accn. No. MP 632
Information contained in letter from A S Henshall(NMAS) 28 December 1961
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2399 1400 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC21SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
Finds (1)
- AXEHEAD (Undated)
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External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4649 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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