Moray HER - NH95NE0005 - DARNAWAY

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Primary ReferenceNH95NE0005
NameDARNAWAY
NRHE Card No.NH95NE6
NRHE Numlink 15532
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Artefact
Site Condition Complete 1
Details Bag type Late Bronze Age socketed axe found near Darnaway Castle. No further information. Described by Schmidt and Burgess as an Alford variant of Highfield type Socketed axe, with rough black-green surface, untrimmed, and haft-ribs. Length 76 mm, mouth 29 x 33 mm, cutting edge 69mm, weight 260 gms.
Last Update06/09/2022
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Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
00 BRONZE AXE Stray Find National Museum of Scotland DE 66

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
AXESBRONZEBAG-TYPEA100
AXESBRONZESOCKETEDB100