Find Spot record MHG4826 - Bronze Brooch, Bay

Centred 27 54.

In May 1952 a penannular brooch in bronze was found at a depth of 3' in a peat bog at Bay, Skye. The ring is flat on the under surface and plano-convex above, as if cast in an open mould. Its expanded terminals are of trapezoidal shape, and each displays a small lozenge-shaped ornament - a frame imitating beaded wire containing four drupes. The pin, which has a loose ring which may have been tampered with, is in section flattish, with bevelled edges. On the broad head is a series of incised chevrons. The pin of rougher texture and has been partly beaten. Its colour is nearer to gold and it may retain some traces of gilding. The diameter of the ring is 1 7/10", length of pin 3 2/5". Dated on analogy to the end of the 9th century.
Preserved at Dunvegan Castle.
W D Simpson 1955.

Simpson, W D, 1955, 'Penannular brooch in bronze, from Skye', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 87 1952-3, p.194-5, 194-5; fig. 1 (Text/Publication/Article). SHG1343.