Find Spot record MAB47434 - PITDOULZIE
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Summary
A sandstone mould for casting flat bronze axes and bars.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7299 4399 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ74SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Turriff |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A sandstone mould for casting flat bronze axes and bars. It appears to bear five matrices and is roughly rectangular in shape with rounded corners.
CALLANDER, JG, 1906, NOTICES OF TWO STONE CISTS....PSAS 40(1905-6) 33-39, 35-6 (Bibliographic reference). SAB331.
AXE MOULD
BRITTON, D, 1963, TRADITIONS OF METAL-WORKING IN THE LATER NEOLITHIC AND EARLY BRONZE AGE OF BRITAIN PPS 29 (1963), 263-324, 322-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB118.
AXE MOULD
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ74SW2;
- NRHE Numlink: 19206;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ74SW0002;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19206 (trove.scot link)
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Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Dec 18 2020 4:23PM
