Find Spot record MAB49041 - TILLYCAIRN
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Summary
Polished jade axe of type IIIa, with a truncated butt, straight sides and which is steeply bevelled to a thin edge.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 4599 9699 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO49NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Aboyne and Glentanar |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Polished jade axe of type IIIa, with a truncated butt, straight sides and which is steeply bevelled to a thin edge. In NMAS, described in the catalogue as from Newton Tilliecairn, which Smith suggests to be Tillycairn Cluny parish. The adjacent farms of Easter Newton and Tillycairn, suggest the axe came from Aboyne and Glentanar.
Author unknown, 1892, CAT OF NMAS., 26 (Bibliographic reference). SAB265.
POLISHED JADE AXE
EVANS, J, 1897, ANCIENT STONE IMPLEMENTS, 106 (Bibliographic reference). SAB462.
POLISHED JADE AXE
SMITH, WC, 1963, PPS 29(1962-3) 164, 164 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3244.
POLISHED JADE AXE
Author unknown, n.d., NSA, (1842) 1845, 1060 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1269.
POLISHED JADE AXE
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO49NE3;
- NRHE Numlink: 33970;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO49NE0003;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/33970 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1269 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. n.d.. NSA. (1842) 1845, 1060.
- --- SAB265 Bibliographic reference: Author unknown. 1892. CAT OF NMAS.. 26.
- --- SAB3244 Bibliographic reference: SMITH, WC. 1963. PPS 29(1962-3) 164. 164.
- --- SAB462 Bibliographic reference: EVANS, J. 1897. ANCIENT STONE IMPLEMENTS. 106.
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Record last edited
Feb 21 2018 11:26AM
