Monument record MHG54646 - Cairn Gorm

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Location

Grid reference NJ 00 03 (point)
Map sheet NJ00SW
Civil Parish ABERNETHY AND KINCARDINE
Geographical Area BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY

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Full Description

RCAHMS Canmore description:
During 2000 a Late Bronze Age leaf-shaped sword was reported which had been found while walking in the Cairngorms during the late 1920s. Allocated, via Treasure Trove, to Marichal Museum, Aberdeen.
T Cowie 2001 <1>

Probably from the Cairngorms. Ewert Park type, leaf-shaped sword. L: 530mm; W (at widest part of blade): 42 mm. Broken tip (recent damage). Dated 1200-600 BC. Marischal Museum, Aberdeen ABDUA:26779
Information from Marischal Museum on-line catalogue.

Link to:
calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.exe?dsqServer=Calms&dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=0&dsqSearch=(((text)='ewart park')AND((PlaceKey='cairngorms')OR(ObjectProductionPlace='cairngorms'))AND(Repository='ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum')) <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 01/2011. Annual update from Canmore. Digital.
  • <2> Collection/Project Archive: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2012. Digital site gazetteer and archive for ARCH Community Timeline Project: Boat of Garten. Yes. Digital. Site 13.

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2011 11:30AM

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