MHG5689 - Bronze Pin - Eigg
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
Unlocated.
A Viking bronze pin, some 12 cm long, from Eigg (centred NM 4786) is in the NMAS (Acc No: BN 51).
S Grieg 1940
This pin was an item in a collection of material from Eigg which was donated to the NMAS by Prof N MacPherson is 1878 and 1882. Other articles (not recorded elsehwere) comprised: a sandstone whetstone, 6 1/4 ins long (BN 48); a stone whorl, 1 3/8 ins in diameter (BN 49), an iron ferrule (IL 168) and a portion of an iron sickle (IL 169).
NMAS Catalogue 1892
The iron artefacts (IL 168 & 169) demonstrably belong to Eigg Grave 2 from 1875 (see Macpherson 1878; Grieg, p. 68) (MHG3968). All the objects are most unlikely all to be from the same site on Eigg.
Pers comm. James Graham-Campbell. <1>
Also noted to have been donated to the NMAS by Prof N Macpherson from Eigg was a flint spearhead (See MHG5455; BN 47) and a LBA axehead (See MHG5690; BN 50).
Findspot location is known only to be 'Eigg'. Grid reference is indicative of Eigg only and does not represent a precise location. GW 26/06/19
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG2295 Text/Publication/Volume: Grieg, S. 1940. Viking antiquities in Scotland. Vol.2, 168; fig.83.
- --- SHG2591 Text/Publication/Volume: NMAS. 1892. Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. 96, 272.
- --- SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. BN 48-9, 51.
- --- SHG3142 Text/Publication/Article: Fanning, T. 1983. Some aspects of the bronze ringed pin in Scotland. SHG23447. 324-42. 337, No.22.
- <1> SHG28086 Verbal Communication: Kruse, S. 2019-20. Note from Susan Kruse, Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). Yes.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 4500 8499 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM48SE |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
Finds (3)
- WHETSTONE (Undated)
- SPINDLE WHORL (Undated)
- PIN (Norse - 800 AD? to 1300 AD?)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/22150 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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