NMS Archaeology Object 26652: X.LA 1 - Sword
Description
Summary
Viking double-edged iron sword, found near the Strathspey Railway, Gorton, Moray
Accession Number
X.LA 1
Other references
| HAAQ Classification Number | H.LA 1 |
|---|
Original description
ARMS AND ARMOUR. Sword, double-edged, 30 1/2", long, near Gorton, Elginshire. Anonymous note: Strathspey Railway. M. Goldberg note, 06/02/2014: 883mm total length of Sword, 765mm Blade length, 55mm Blade width, 130m Max width, 25mm Max depth.
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)
Strathspey, Morayshire, Scotland, Northern Europe
Grid reference
Not recorded
Acquisition
Acquisition date
1864
Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)
Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer
Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)
Agent
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