Summary

Circular brooch of brass or bronze, with a plain flat ring, from Benbecula

Accession Number

H.GT 136

Other references

Original description

[No description given on card]. [Archaeology description] [One of GA 136-7] Two circular brooches of brass or bronze, from Benbecula, one 2 1/8 ins. in diam. made of a flat plain ring 3/8" wide, the pin having a loop-head loosely working on a part of the brooch cut into both sides of the brooch for the purpose, leaving a narrow tongue to pass through the loop; the other from Skellor 2 1/4 inches wide and similarly plain.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1912

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Erskine Beveridge, LL.D.

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

None