Find Spot record MAB48871 - STRACATHRO
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Summary
An Early Bronze Age decorated bronze flat axe, with very slight flanges from 'Stracathro'.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6100 6500 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO66NW |
| Civil Parish | Stracathro |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
An Early Bronze Age decorated bronze flat axe, with very slight flanges from 'Stracathro'. It was shown at the 'Palace of History' exhibition in Glasgow in 1911. It is classified as Coles' type Bc, reclassified by Schmidt and Burgess as a Flat axe of Bandon type. It is somewhat corroded, of brown patina with very faint decoration. The axe is listed as being in Montrose Museum by Coles (1971) and Schmidt and Burgess (1981), but in a letter from G. W. Zealand, Angus District Museums to OS, 20 November 1978 it is listed as being in Brechin Museum.
Palace of History, 1911, [Untitled], 854 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6465.
COLES, J. M., 1969, SCOTTISH E.B.A. METALWORK, PSAS 101:80, 80 (Bibliographic reference). SAB236.
SCHMIDT, P. K., 1981, THE AXES OF SCOTLAND & NORTHERN ENGLAND, 67, no. 364 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1618.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO66NW66;
- NRHE Numlink: 35999;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO66NW0115;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/35999 (trove.scot link)
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Record last edited
Nov 18 2025 3:42PM
