NMS Archaeology Object 122005: X.BMC 371 - Sword / fragment


Description

Summary


Fragment of an 'Irish type' sword of iron, from Stevenston Sands, Ayrshire, 200 BC - 0


Accession Number


X.BMC 371


Other references

Not recordedN.D.

Original description

Portion from the upper part of iron sword-blade, the blade 1.5" wide, length remaining 2.5"; at the top a concave ridge representing edge of missing guard. Stevenston Sands. HMcC note, 1998-99: Updated from SCRAN full data set.

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)

Stevenston Sands, Ayrshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

Not recorded

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Unknown

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Not recorded

Image

Image of Fragment of an
Image of Fragment of an 'Irish type' sword of iron, from Stevenston Sands, Ayrshire, 200 BC - 0 © National Museums Scotland

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