Roslin
Axe Hammer
Site Name Roslin
Classification Axe Hammer
Canmore ID 51822
Site Number NT26SE 31
NGR NT 27 63
NGR Description NT c. 27 63
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Midlothian
- Parish Lasswade
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
This Class I axe-hammer has been petrologically attributed to 'near' group XXVIII (quartz dolerite from various sources in Scotland and Northern England).
T H McK Clough and W A Cummins 1988.
Note (1988)
Roslin, Axe-hammer NT 27 63 NT26SE 31
A greenstone axe-hammer (RMS, AH 55), 229mm long, was found near Roslin.
RCAHMS 1988
(PSAS, xvii, 1882-3, 381)