MHG10157 - Forge Tongs, Dun Phail
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (CULTURE 800; CULTURE 1300; , Norse - 800 AD to 1300 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A pair of iron forge tongs, possibly Viking, from near the broch of Gartymore (ND01SW 2), were donated to Dunrobin Museum, through Sergent Anderson, Helmsdale, on March 17th 1891. (Acc No. X122).
The label indicates that they were found with burnt bone, charcoal, deerhorn and two pieces of broken stone cup. Grieg (1940) accepts the tongs as being a Viking type.
S Grieg 1940; Information from TS of the Catalogue of Dunrobin Museum, by A S Henshall, 1966.
The tongs are now in the NMS collections. <1>
See link below to view the object on the online NMS collections website.
Sources/Archives (2)
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred ND 0140 1379 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ND01SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | KILDONAN |
Finds (5)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- TONGS (Undated)
- PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Undated)
- ANIMAL REMAINS (Undated)
- CUP (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/7496 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
- https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/collection-search-results/?mode=direct&search=field_coll.place.code%20hierarchical%20'Highland%20HER%20Monument/MHG10157 (View find record on NMS collections website)
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