Find Spot record MHG1415 - Findspot, nr Haimer
Summary
Findspot of Viking swords.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 1469 6680 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND16NW |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | THURSO |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
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Full Description
The Rev A Pope records a find of Viking swords in a peat bank near the house of Haimar, and dismisses them as "odd machines of rusty iron resembling ploughshares".
J Anderson 1875; 1883; T Torfaeus 1866.
Some of the weapons - "ugly looking machines resembling ploughshares" - said to have been used a the Battle of Clardon Hill in 1196 (ND16NW 14 and ND16NE 16) were found in a peat moss near the Dam of Broynach (name: ND 147 668).
Name Book 1872; J T Calder 1861.
No further info. Visited by OS (E G C) 18 April 1962.
No change after enquiries at Thurso and Wick Museums.
Visited by OS (J M) 16 February 1982.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG1225 Text/Publication/Article: Anderson, J. 1875. 'Notes on the relics of the Viking period of the Northmen in Scotland, illustrated by specimens in the museum', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 10 1872-4, p.536-94. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 536-94. 563.
- --- SHG1899 Text/Publication/Volume: Anderson, J. 1883. Scotland in pagan times: the iron age: the Rhind lectures in archaeology for 1881. 43.
- --- SHG2013 Text/Publication/Volume: Calder, J T. 1861. Sketch of the civil and traditional History of Caithness from the tenth century. 65-6.
- --- SHG2889 Text/Publication/Volume: Torfaeus, T. 1866. Ancient history of Orkney, Caithness, etc.. 169.
- --- SHG3394 Text/Publication/Volume: Name Book (County). Object Name Books of the Ordnance Survey. Book No. 7, 16.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
