Name/Title
Axe HeadEntry/Object ID
X.DQ 415Description
Socketed axe of bronze, with two casting flashes and a loop, late Bronze Age, found at Eildon Mid Hill, near MelroseUse
Axes were used to cut, shape and split wood. They could also be used as weapons.Context
A collection of 7 socketed axes were found buried in Mid Eildon Hill, the burial of these axes may have been ritualistic.Collection
National Museums ScotlandAcquisition
Accession
X.DQ 415Source (if not Accessioned)
National Museums ScotlandNotes
Loan - L.2021.206Made/Created
Time Period
Late Bronze AgeLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
AxNomenclature Class
Woodworking T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsOther Names
Name Type
Loan NumberOther Name
L.2021.206Exhibition
Permanent ExhibitionInterpretative Labels
Label Type
Object LabelLabel
The Land of our Ancestors.
Bronze axe-heads.
Rome did not encounter an empty landscape. This hoard of beautiful bronze axe-heads (950-800BC) was discovered on the slopes of Eildon Mid Hill in 1982. Their quality shows us that sophisticated people were living here long before Rome began conquering its neighbours around the Mediterranean.
