Find Spot record MAB49285 - ROSSIE ISLAND ROAD, MONTROSE
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Summary
Two Middle Bronze Age bronze flanged axes, both found before 1963.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7079 5689 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO75NW |
| Civil Parish | Montrose |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Two Middle Bronze Age bronze flanged axes, both found before 1963. The possible findspot, Rossie Island Road, extends from NO 7073 5665 to 7093 5710. The first, a flanged axe (Coles' class III Balcarry type, with angled flange, reclassified by Burgess and Schmidt as Findowrie type) is rough, corroded, green, has a ledgestop. It is 13.3 cm long, 3 cm wide at the butt, 5 cm wide at the cutting edge, stop-height 0.5 cm, and weighs 410gms. It is now in Montrose Museum. The second axe is Coles' Class II with convex flange and was in Brechin Museum.
Coles, J M, 1966, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 97, 133 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10166.
Schmidt and Burgess, P K and, 1981, Prahistorische Bronzefunde 9 7, 111, no. 722 (Bibliographic reference). SAB9748.
WHITE, H, 2012, MONTROSE BASIN SURVEY 1999-2012 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2127.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO75NW73;
- NRHE Numlink: 83677;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO75NW0073;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/83677 (trove.scot link)
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Record last edited
Nov 18 2025 3:25PM
