Socketed bronze axe, Leswalt
Knock and Maize, Leswalt, Wigtownshire
The axe was found sometime before the mid 19th century.
Originally in the collection of the Earl of Stair at Lochinch
Castle, it was passed to Stranraer Museum in the 1960s. The
axe dates to the late Bronze Age (950 - 700AD). It is very
similar to an axe from Edenmore, Co Donegal and may have been made
in Ireland.
Socketed bronze axe with a long body and splayed blade.
There is an single attachment loop towards the socket. Both
faces are decorated with a pattern of lines connecting to a series
of concentric circles.
Object no :
SRAM003n
Collection :
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
length 135mm, width 68mm
Materials :
copper alloy
Location :
Knock and Maize, Leswalt, Wigtownshire
Accession number :
WIWMS 1987.743
Copyright :
Dumfries & Galloway Council
