MHG5742 - Polished Stone Axehead - Marishadder

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FINDSPOT (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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Centred 49 63.

A polished stone axe-head 9 3/4" long, 2 3/4" wide and 1 5/8" deep, was found on a croft at Marishadder, Staffin. The implement appears to be of Lewisian gneiss, which occurs on nearby Rona. Reported by F Houston. J G Scott 1961.

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--- SHG1094 Text/Publication/Article: Scott, J G. 1961. 'Marishadder, Staffin, Skye', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1961, p.33. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 33. 33.

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Grid reference	Centred NG 4914 6389 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG46SE
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	KILMUIR

Finds (1)

POLISHED AXEHEAD (Neolithic - 4000 BC to 2401 BC)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/11375 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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