Find Spot record MHG2507 - Findspot, Sandside Links
Summary
Findspot of Viking Bronze Age strap end.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 9728 6511 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC96NE |
| Old County | CAITHNESS |
| Civil Parish | REAY |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
NB there is a very strong possibility that this was found in the Norse cemetery to the NW of the Drill Hall. Finds from this sitre are reported as being transferred to the NMAS. If so GR corrected to above is much more accurate - HAW 2/2003
NC96NE 23 96 65.
A Viking bronze strap-end, 1 7/8 ins long and 5/16 in broad, found on Sandside Links (NC 9665) in 1926, was acquired by the NMAS in 1947 (Acc No: IL 673). It is similar to the 9th century silver strap tag found at Talnotrie, Kirkcudbright.
A J H Edwards 1929; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1949; Information from NMAS Accessions Card Index.
A 'Whitby' bronze strap-end decorated with 'Trewhiddle'- style late Saxon ornament. L Laing 1973.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SHG1615 Text/Publication/Article: Laing, L R. 1973. 'The Angles in Scotland and the Mote of Mark', Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc Vol. 50 1973, p.37-52. Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc. 37-52. 46.
- --- SHG579 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1949. 'Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 81 1946-7, p.189-201. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 189-201. 193.
- --- SHG747 Text/Publication/Article: Edwards, A J H. 1929. 'Excavations at Reay Links and at a horned cairn at Lower Dounreay, Caithness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 63 1928-9, p.138-50. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 138-50. 139-40; fig. 1.
Finds (1)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
