MHG12586 - Bronze Pin, Rossal
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Early Medieval - 2 AD to 1057 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A crescent-headed, bronze stick-pin, possibly 5th to 8th century AD in date, from Rossal (NC 68 41), Sutherland, is in the NMAS (Acc. No. FC 255) The shank is decorated. (But see also NC60SE 12).
L Laing 1973.
Described in the NMS catalogue as a bronze pin, 3.6" long, with a flattened discoidal head in the same plane (diam .3"), out of which there is a 2.3 circular "bite". Aquired by the NMS 1938. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SHG1344 Text/Publication/Article: Laing, L R. 1973. 'People and pins in Dark Age Scotland' in Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc Vol. 50 (1973), pp 53-71. 70.
- <1> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. FC 255.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NC 6800 4100 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NC64SE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | FARR |
Finds (1)
- PIN (Late Iron Age to Early Medieval - 2 AD to 1057 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/5728 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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