Stone axe, Cairnpat
Cairnpat, Portpatrick
A stone axe with a damaged butt. The axe has been ground
and polished and polishing lines - parallel striations - can be
seen on the surface of the stone. The asymmetrical shape of
the axe suggests it has been reused and reworked.
We know from the rock that this axe was made at a
specialist workshop in the Lake District. Axes made there
were traded across the Solway into Dumfries and Galloway.
Object no :
SMAH 005
Collection :
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
Length: 170mm
Materials :
Volcanic tuff
Location :
Cairnpat, Portpatrick
Accession number :
WIWMS 1957.748
Copyright :
Dumfries & Galloway
