| Title: |
Notices of (1) a Stone Axe-hammer from Perthshire; and (2) Prehistoric and Mediaeval Graves on Airngath Hill, near Bo'ness.
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| Issue: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 60 |
| Series: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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| Volume: |
60
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| Number of Pages: |
455 |
| Page Start/End: |
257 - 261 |
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| Licence Type: |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
A hammer-stone found on the north side of Rossie Law is notable for two broad rounded raised mouldings which extend along both sides and round the narrow end though not around the butt. The decoration lends weight to the argument that these objects had a ceremonial rather than a practical function. A number of graves were discovered during construction of a golf course at Airngath Hill. Two deposits of cremated human bone, a short cist and an oval chamber are thought to be Bronze Age. A jet ring was found nearby. Two empty long cists are thought to be medieval. |
| Year of Publication: |
1925
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Mediaeval Graves (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Bone (Auto Detected Subject) |
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GRAVE
(Monument Type England)
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| Ceremonial (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Jet Ring (Auto Detected Subject) |
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| Hammerstone (Auto Detected Subject) |
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| Source: |
ADS Archive
(ADS Archive)
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| Created Date: |
28 Sep 2013 |
