Find Spot record MHG10870 - Nr Dunrobin Castle, iron knife

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Grid reference Centred NC 8500 0080 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NC80SE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Old County SUTHERLAND
Civil Parish GOLSPIE

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The heavily corroded fragments of a short, single-edged, iron knife, possibly of the 8th century, were found near Dunrobin Castle (NC 850 008) and were in the museum there in 1925. The point and a piece of the blade were missing, giving a length of 26.6cms and a maximum width of 4cms.
S Grieg 1940.

The fragments were not noted in 1966.
Information from TS, Catalogue of Dunrobin Museum, by A S Henshall, 1966

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Grieg, S. 1940. Viking antiquities in Scotland. 163.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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