Find Spot record MHG3015 - BA Sword, Culloden
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7300 4499 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH74SW |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Centred 73 45.
A leaf-shaped sword of the late Bronze Age was found at Culloden and is now preserved in Berlin Museum.
W Henderson 1938.
(Gundlingen type - unclassified). Near Culloden Moor, Inverness. Single find, found two and a half miles from Culloden Moor. Sword, missing top of hilt. Length 65.3cm, shoulder width 5.9cm, maximum blade width 3cm. Dark brown patina, gold where rubbed, rivets ?:4, five in situ. Berlin, Mus. fur Vor- und Fruhgeschichte (V.d 1).
C B Burgess and I Colquhoun 1988.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG1475 Text/Publication/Article: Henderson, W. 1938. 'Scottish late Bronze Age axes and Swords', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 72 1937-8, p.150-77. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 150-77. 173.
- --- SHG1476 Text/Publication/Article: Coles, J M. 1962. ''Scottish Late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology'', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 93 1959-60, p.16-134. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 16-134. 83.
- --- SHG1724 Text/Publication/Article: Burgess and Colquhoun, C B and I. 1988. 'The swords of Britain', Prahistoriche Bronzefunde Vol. 4 1988. Prahistoriche Bronzefunde. 119, no. 730.
- --- SHG2954 Text/Publication/Article: Gerloff, S. 1981. 'Westeuropaishe Griffzungenschwerter in Berlin', Acta Praehistorica et Archaeologica, Vol. 11-12, p.184. Acta Praehistorica et Archaeologica,. 184. 184.
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Record last edited
Apr 11 2011 11:35AM
