MHG3982 - BA Sword, Cnoc Alasdair, Muck
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
(Area NM 422 795) A Late Bronze Age sword (native British) from Carn Dearg, Muck, is in the NMAS (Acc No DL 61).
J M Coles 1962
The find spot of this sword was pointed out by Mr MacDonald, of Carn Dearg, Muck, in the area centred NM 4200 8001, a boggy hollow about 130 metres long in a cultivated field. It was found by men draining the field about the year 1920.
Visited by OS (AA) 12 May 1972.
(Ewart Park type - Northern step 2). Single find. Sword hilt and upper blade: length 21.5cm, terminal width 3.68cm, shoulder width 4.86cm: dark brown patina: rivets 2 (+1 blind): 4, one in situ. NMA (DL 61).
C B Burgess and I Colquhoun 1988.
Described in the NMS catalogue as the upper part of sword with six rivet holes, one rivet in situ. The hilt end was cast on later as a repair. Under Acc. No. DL 61. <1>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- 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. 83.
- --- SHG1724 Text/Publication/Article: Burgess and Colquhoun, C B and I. 1988. 'The swords of Britain', Prahistoriche Bronzefunde Vol. 4 1988. Prahistoriche Bronzefunde. 91, no. 477.
- <1> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. DL 61.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 4199 8001 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM48SW |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (1)
- SWORD (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/22196 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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