Monument record MHG7836 - Torc & Broch, Loch Broom
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 1699 8499 (70m by 70m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH18SE |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Old County | ROSS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | LOCHBROOM |
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Full Description
NH18NE 7 c.17 85.
A Middle Bronze Age gold ribbon torc (J M Coles 1862), donated to the NMAS by Hugh MacKenzie of Ardross on the 13th February 1860, came from "a Pictish Burg at the head of Lochbroom" (PSAS 1862) at Little Lochbroom (NMAS cat 1892) or at the head of Little Lochroom (J Anderson 1886). (Acc No: FE 34) (Attributed to the head of LochBroom, since it is the earliest location.)
No further information. Visited by OS (A A) 9 October 1974
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- 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. 147.
- --- SHG1898 Text/Publication/Volume: Anderson, J. 1886. Scotland in pagan times: the bronze and stone ages: the Rhind lectures in archaeology for 1882. 219.
- --- SHG2591 Text/Publication/Volume: NMAS. 1892. Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. 211.
- --- SHG2851 Text/Publication/Volume: Talyor, J J. 1980. Bronze Age Goldwork of the British Isles. 94, No. Ro 2.
- --- SHG3141 Text/Publication/Article: Eogan, G. 1983. Ribbon torcs in Britain and Ireland. SHG23447. 87-126. 99.
- --- SHG637 Text/Publication/Article: PSAS. 1862. 'Donations to the museum and library', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 3 1857-60, p.23-5,36-7,68-9,80-1,106-110,122-3,159-60,183-4,201-3,211-2,235-9,245-53. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 23-5,36-7,68-9,80-1,106-1. 363.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
