Battle Axe, Moormains

This beautiful stone battle-axe from Moormains, Wigtownshire was added to the Selby Collection in 1893. The perforation or shaft-hole is incomplete. Battle-axes, which probably had a ritual function, are rare in south-west Scotland and only four other examples are known from the Wigtownshire Machars.
Object no :
SRAM016n
Collection :
Hunting and Warfare
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
length: 148mm
Materials :
sandstone
Location :
NA
Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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