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from Bonar Bridge, Sutherland

Axehead
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This bronze axehead was found on the golf links at Bonar Bridge in Sutherland. It dates from between 950 and 750 BC.

The small socketed axehead is a type sometimes known as a bag-shaped axe. It has two mouldings around the mouth of the socket and a broken loop on one side. It is in poor condition.

Socketed axeheads appear to have been invented on the Continent, and squat axes were common in Ireland. A curved wooden handle would have fitted into the axehead's socket. A thong could also have attached the axehead to the socket through the loop.

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