MHG13055 - Neo Axe, Allt Nan Uamh

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FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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A stone axe was picked up on the bank of the Allt nan Uamh, below caves, and is with the finder. It measures 115mm by 50mm by 20mm, and is of Aegirine-Melanite-Syenite rock, which outcrops at Saill an Ruathiair.
I Keillor 1974.

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--- SHG217 Text/Publication/Article: Keillor, I. 1974. 'Assynt, stone axe', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1974, p.67. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 67. 67.

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Grid reference	Centred NC 2689 1710 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NC21NE
Geographical Area	SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish	ASSYNT

Finds (1)

AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/4619 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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