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FourWinds F
FourWinds Aug 13, 2007 21:00:31
Replying to rockartwolf

rockartwolf wrote:
Are you thinking that there perhaps might be some possible long lost axe factory, maybe somewhere in the Galloway hills, on the trade route from Strathclyde down to Galloway?

Brian

I'm not sure. There does seem to be gaps in the story that I've gathered so far. This bit is a diversion from what I'm really after, though :-)

I was originally looking at the trade links between Scotland and Ireland, after reading of the large number of Antrim axes found in Aberdeenshire. There are a number of papers out there on this, but I have only found a few extracts so far. The Clyde is an obvious link, but with the Carlingford/Clyde Tomb category no longer being accepted as a group it's playing a bit of a game. There were obvious trade links and yet the archaeo bods seem to want to strip away another link by splitting the tomb category. Most confusing and I'm trying to get my head around it. Early days yet, which is why I'm after loadsa sources.

R rockartwolf
rockartwolf Aug 13, 2007 21:22:58
Replying to FourWinds

Hi Tom,

I'll try to look through all the galloway books and papers i have, (which is a bloody lot), and see if i can come up with something along the lines of what you need.
I know there are alot of finds and papers in both the Stranraer and Dumfries museums. I also have access to the Dumfries Transactions, which might be helpful, i'll see what i can dig up.

Brian

T tiompan
tiompan Aug 13, 2007 22:01:59
Replying to FourWinds

[quote="FourWinds"]

I was originally looking at the trade links between Scotland and Ireland, after reading of the large number of Antrim axes found in Aberdeenshire. There are a number of papers out there on this, but I have only found a few extracts so far.

It would be interesting to discover if they were actually used or merely exchange . Aberdeenshire also had a healthy trade with SW Europe , hence the Jadeite , also found in D&G etc . It looks like all the N.Atlantic areas were on regular visiting terms whether it's sharing burial traditions or trade .