Find Spot record MHG11008 - EBA Hoard, Baile-nan-Coille
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 8000 1100 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC81SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CLYNE |
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Full Description
A hoard of three Early Bronze Age halberd blades was found before May 1882 during gravel digging for road construction near Baile-nan-Coille, Strathbrora. They lay at the foot of a hill slope under 3ft of earth, and 1ft below the gravel surface. Two are in Dubrobin Museum, the third was lost by the finder.
Acc Nos 1880.3 and 4 (Info from TS of Catalogue of Dunrobin Museum, by A S Henshall).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1882; J G Callander 1923; S P O'Riordain 1936; D Britton 1963; J M Coles 1971.
These two blades are on display in Dunrobin Museum
Visited by OS (N K B) 15 June 1976.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG1472 Text/Publication/Article: Callander, J G. 1923. 'Scottish Bronze Age hoards', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 57 1922-3, p.123-66. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 123-66. 127, No. 10.
- --- SHG1474 Text/Publication/Article: Coles, J M. 1971. 'Scottish Early Bronze Age metalwork', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 101 1968-9, p.1-110. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 1-110. 87.
- --- SHG1676 Text/Publication/Article: O'Riordain, S P. 1936. 'The halberd in Bronze Age Europe', Archaeologia Vol. 86 1936, p.195-321. Archaeologia. 195-321. 203-4, 312, Nos. 24-5.
- --- SHG1763 Text/Publication/Article: Britton, D. 1963. 'Traditions of metal-working in the later Neolithic and early Bronze Age of Britain: Part I', Proc Prehist Soc Vol. 29 1963, p.258-325. Proc Prehist Soc. 258-325. 315, No. III 6.
- --- SHG605 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1882. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library, and exhibits', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 16 1881-2, p.9-15, 37-40, 58-61, 144-56,176-80,236-41,401-18. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 9-15, 37-40, 58-61, 144-5. 240.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
