Comrie
Socketed Axehead (Bronze)
Site Name Comrie
Classification Socketed Axehead (Bronze)
Canmore ID 24826
Site Number NN72SE 14
NGR NN 77 22
NGR Description NN c. 77 22
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/24826
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Comrie (Perth And Kinross)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NN72SE 14 c. 77 22.
A bronze socketed axe, 2 7/8ins, by 2 1/8ins, with loop broken off, found at Comrie, was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities in 1889 by Sir H E Maxwell.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1889
The axe is related to the rectangular type. National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) Accession no. DE 52.
J M Coles 1962.
Single find. Socketed axe, smooth but slightly snady surface, loop broken, trimmed, blade hammered; length 70mm, mouth 27 x 30mm, cutting edge 53mm, weight 210 gms. NMAS DE 52.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.