A small woodland axe that altered little from pre-Roman times on-wards.
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|i1=Axe type A.jpg|i2=Wheeler Axe I.jpg{{!}}Wheeler I|i3i2=R553 - squareAxe type A.jpg{{!}}R553|i4=R557 - square.jpg{{!}}R557Petersen A
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{{Type|''No Petersen Type''<br>
This type was more likely to be a tool than a weapon. Earlier types are not so slender [Wheeler 1927]
|ghi1h=60px120px| i1=Wheeler Axe II Earlier.jpg{{!}}Wheeler II<br>Earlier form|i2=Wheeler Axe II later.jpg{{!}}Type Wheeler II<br>Later form
}}
== Wheeler Type III ==
{{Type|''Petersen Types B & C''<br>
No Petersen Type C axes have been found in the British Isles.<br>Bearded axes that are derived from fransica’s.<br>|ghi1h=60px80px|i1=R559Wheeler Axe III.jpg{{!}}Type Wheeler III|i2=Axe type B.jpg{{!}}Petersen B|i3=Axe type C.jpg{{!}}Petersen C
}}
:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|fig.15}}
:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.182}}
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:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|fig.15}}
:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.182}}
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===[[:Category:Scotland, Highland, Eigg|Scotland, Highland, Eigg Grave 2]]==={{Cat|:Find Type- ? Type B:Find Date- ?:Blade- L:10.5cm, W:10cm:Haft-:Comments-:Bibliography- :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.68}}|Seen=|Museum= ?|Accession=|i1=|i2=}} ===Scotland, Westray: Pierowall(1851-Donations)===
{{Cat|
:Find Type- ? Type B
:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.94}}
:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.143}}
:*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-712-C Scran (Grave)]]}}
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|Museum= ?National Museum of Scotland
|Accession=
|External=yes
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|eLink=http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0036/00360042.jpg
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== Wheeler Type IV ==
{{Type|''Petersen Type G, H, I, K & L''<br>
|i1h=80px
|i1=R552Wheeler Axe IV.jpg{{!}}Type GWheeler IV|i2=R555Axe type G.jpg{{!}}Type HPetersen G|i3=R554Axe type H.jpg{{!}}Petersen H|i4=Axe type I.jpg{{!}}Petersen I|i5=Axe type K.jpg{{!}}Petersen K|i6=Axe type L.jpg{{!}}Petersen L}} ===[[:Category:Scotland, Highland, Eigg|Scotland, Highland, Eigg Grave 2]]==={{Cat|:Find Type - Grave find.:Find Date- :Blade- Type G/H/I?:Haft-:Comments-:Bibliography- :*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.68}}:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx. no.188}}:*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998|p.84}}:*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-720-C scran (side view)]] [[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-721-C scran (top view)]]}}|Seen=|Museum= National Museums Scotland |Accession= X.IL 167|External=yes|eWidth=130px|eLink=http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0036/00360050.jpg|eCaption=Scran|i1=Scran|i2=
}}
{{Type|''Petersen Type D, E & F''<br>
Transitional between types III and IV<br>
|ghi1h=60px80px|i1=R561Wheeler Axe V.jpg{{!}}Type Wheeler V|i2=Axe type D.jpg{{!}}Petersen D|i3=Axe type E.jpg{{!}}Petersen E|i4=Axe type F.jpg{{!}}Petersen F}} ===Scotland, Shetland: St. Olaf's, White ness==={{Cat| :Find Type- :Find Date- 1938:Blade-:Haft-:Comments- Image found at [[http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/media.php?i=128462&t=2&p=5]]:Bibliography- :*{{ListRef|Graham-Campbell & Batey 1998|p.64, 144}}:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.169}}:*{{ListWeb||[[https://www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk/resources www.shetlandmuseumandarchives.org.uk]]}}:*{{ListWeb||[[http://photos.shetland-museum.org.uk/index.php?a=ViewItem&key=SXsiTiI6MSwiUCI6eyJ2YWx1ZSI6IjY1MzgxIiwib3BlcmF0b3IiOiIxIiwiZnV6enlQcmVmaXhMZW5ndGgiOiIzIiwiZnV6enlNaW5TaW1pbGFyaXR5IjowLjY1LCJtYXhTdWdnZXN0aW9ucyI6IjUiLCJhbHdheXNTdWdnZXN0IjpudWxsfX0 photos.shetland-museum.org.uk]]}}|Seen=|Museum= Shetland Museum|Accession=ARC 65381|i1= Shetland Website|i2=}} ===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Islay: Ballinaby (1932)==={{Cat|:Find Type- Grave find :Find Date- 1932:Blade- L:8", W:5½" (Edwards 1934) Type E ?:Haft-:Comments- described as being similar to the axe from Reay in Cathness.:Bibliography- :*{{ListRef|Edwards 1934}}:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.183}}:*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-750-C Scran]]}}|Seen=|Museum= National Museum of Scotland|Accession=|i1=Edwards-Axe Ballinaby.jpg|i2=
}}
:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.70}}
:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.200}}
|Seen=
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:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|fig.28}}
:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.179}}
:*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-685-C Scan (Axe)]] [[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-000-099-792-C Scran (Grave)]]}}
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}}
===[[:Category:Scotland, Caithness: Reay|Scotland, Caithness: Reay]]===
{{Cat|
:Find Type-
:Find Date- 19201926
:Blade- Petersen type E
:Haft-
:*{{ListRef|Edwards & Bryce 1927}}
:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.19}}
:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.115}}
|Seen=
|Museum= National Museum of Scotland
{{Type|''Petersen Type M''<br>
The ‘Dane Axe’ appears in Britain from 1000AD onwards.
|ghi1h=60px80px|i1=R560Wheeler Axe VI.jpg{{!}}Type VWheeler VI|i2=Axe type M1.jpg{{!}}Petersen M1|i3=Axe type M2.jpg{{!}}Petersen M2|i4=Axe type M3.jpg{{!}}Petersen M3
}}
}}
===Scotland, Sutherland: , Dunrobin Castle: Golspie===
{{Cat|
:Find Type- ?Grave Find
:Find Date- ?
:Blade-L: 7.8"; W: 5.7" (Scran) Type R560 / Petersen M (Scran)
:Haft-
:Comments-
:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.17}}
:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|p.76, Appx.5 no.122}}
:*{{ListWeb||[[http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/record.php?usi=000-100-043-924-C Scran]]}}
|Seen=
|Museum= ?National Museums Scotland|Accession=X.IL 743|External=yes|eWidth=130px|eLink=http://nms.scran.ac.uk/database/media.php?file=postcard/image/0098/00989043.jpg|eCaption=Scran|i1=Scran
|i2=
}}
==Axes still awaiting classification==
Axes so far unidentified by the authors
===Scotland, Westray: Pierowall (1849-Grave 6)===
{{Cat|
:Find Type- ?
:Find Date- ?
:Blade-
:Haft-
:Comments-
:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.94}}
:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.134}}
|Seen=
|Museum= LOST?
|Accession=
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}}
===Scotland, Argyll and Bute, Colonsay: Machrins===
{{Cat|
:Find Type-
:Find Date-
:Blade-
:Haft-
:Comments-
:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|M'Neill 1892}}
:*{{ListRef|Grieg 1940|p.46, 47}}
:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.216}}
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===Isle of Man, German: St John’s Kirk German===
{{Cat|
:Type- Found in a field near a burial.
:Find Date- Unknown
:Blade-
:Haft-
:Comments-
:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Bjorn & Shetelig 1940|p.25-26}}
:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.106 p.88}}
:*{{ListRef|Steinforth 2015|p.208-209 no.12}}
|Seen=
|Museum= Manx Museum
|Accession=
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}}
===England, Lancashire: Meols===
{{Cat|
:Find Type-
:Find Date-
:Blade-
:Haft-
:Comments-
:Bibliography-
:*{{ListRef|Redmond 2007|Appx.5 no.88}}
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