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Battle axehead (fragment)

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from Millhill, Auchterarder, Perthshire

Battle axehead (fragment)
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This fragment of a stone battle axehead was found at Millhill at Auchterarder in Perthshire. It dates from around 2200 to 2000 BC. Although battle axes could have been used as weapons, like recent Native American clubs, they were principally symbols of power, indicating high status.

This is the blade end of a battle axehead. It has broken across the hourglass-shaped shafthole. When complete, the stone head would have been fixed onto the top of an organic handle by means of its shafthole.

Battle axes were adapted from Continental Europe around the time when metallurgy was introduced to Scotland. They were originally mounted on handles. Although they could have functioned as weapons, their main purpose was to be symbols of power.

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