Find Spot record MHG3366 - LBA Spearhead, Brachla Farm
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5610 3290 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH53SE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Full Description
A Late Bronze Age spearhead from Brackla Farm, Inverness, is in the British Museum (Acc No: WG 2042). It is of Greenwell and Brewis's Class IV, ie, leaf-shaped blade and looped.
('Brachla' is at NH 561 329 on OS 6", Coles' distribution map shows approximate siting to it).
J M Coles 1962 <1>
Re-classified under Scottish Middle Bronze Age, Class D type, this spearhead from Brackla Farm had provision for rivets to hold the spearshaft, possibly another indication of the Late Bronze Age.
J M Coles 1966 <2>
No further information.
Visited by OS (N K B) 28 April 1970
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> 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. 57, 78.
- <2> SHG1477 Text/Publication/Article: Coles, J M. 1966. 'Scottish Middle Bronze Age metalwork', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 97 1963-4, p.82-156. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 82-156. 106, 143.
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Record last edited
Nov 11 2010 9:16AM
