Find Spot record 369 - CREED, LEWIS

Summary

Axe hammer

Location

Grid reference NB 40000 32000 (point)
Map sheet NB43SW
Island Lewis
Parish STORNOWAY, Western Isles

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Full Description

NB43SW 5 40 32.

Axe Hammer, consisting of a naturally shaped but slightly polished pebble of schist 10 ins. x 4 1/2 ins. x 1 1/2 ins, perforated 2 1/2 ins from one end, found " at Creed" and given to NMAS in 1873 by Peter Liddle Esq. of Gress (Acc. No. AH 25)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1875; NMAS 1892; RCAHMS 1928.


PSAS, 1872-4, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 460 (Bibliographic reference). SWE9473.

NMAS, 1892, Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, 39 (Bibliographic reference). SWE4510.

RCAHMS, 1928, The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles, L (Bibliographic reference). SWE5587.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: NMAS. 1892. Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. 39.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: RCAHMS. 1928. The RCAHMCS 9th Report & Inventory: Outer Hebrides, Skye and the Small Isles. L.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: PSAS. 1872-4. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 10. 5-27,65-70,110-12,193-201. 460.

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Record last edited

Jul 28 2005 2:24PM

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