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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

Archaeology Notes

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.

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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)

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