MHG13026 - BA Sickle, Peat cutting, Ledbeg
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A Late Bronze Age socketed sickle found during peat- cutting at Ledbeg c. 1790 (Ledbeg: NC 2414). Not in NMAS (information from A S Henshall, 28 December 1961)
OSA 1795; J Evans 1881; J M Coles 1962.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- 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. 88.
- --- SHG2173 Text/Publication/Volume: Evans, J. 1881. Ancient bronze implements, weapons and ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland. 200.
- --- SHG2658 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1920. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions of Scotland. Seventh report with inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Dumfries. .
- --- SHG3020 Text/Publication/Article: James M. Strachan. 1884. 'Notice of a find of Bronze weapons at Ford, Loch Awe.', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 18 1884, p.207-09. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 207-09. 207-09.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 2399 1400 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC21SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | ASSYNT |
Finds (1)
- SICKLE (Late Bronze Age - 1250 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/4648 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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