Find Spot record MHG12628 - Loch Loyal
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6200 5000 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC65SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Old County | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | TONGUE |
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A bronze chisel or punch was found in 1880 near the north end of Loch Laoghal (NC 62 50), about half a mile from the loch and close to NC65SW 7, and was exhibited to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland in 1894 by Dr J H W Laing. It is 3 3/4 ins long and half an inch square in cross-section at the upper end, tapering gradually to a rather blunt chisel-point of nearly the full width of the implement. Analysis indicated the presence of zinc in the alloy which suggeted to Anderson that it was late and he suggests a possible Early Iron Age date.
J Anderson 1894; Information contained in letter from Dr J H W Laing, Dundee, to SAS, 1894.
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- --- SHG1230 Text/Publication/Article: Anderson, J. 1894. 'Notes on two chisels or punches of bronze-like metal from Sutherlandshire and Dumfries', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 28 1893-4, p.207-13. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 207-13. 207-13; illust.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
