Canmore Site 36058: BRECHIN RAILWAY STATION - BRECHIN - FINDSPOT, SWORD (BRONZE)(BRONZE AGE)
Description
| Site Name | BRECHIN RAILWAY STATION |
|---|---|
| Other Name(s) | BRECHIN STATION |
| Site Number | NO66SW 8 |
| Broad Class | MONUMENT (BY FORM), ARMOUR AND WEAPONS |
| Site Type(s) | FINDSPOT, SWORD (BRONZE)(BRONZE AGE) |
| NGR | NO 602 601 |
| NGR accuracy | NGR given to the nearest 100m |
| Local Authority | ANGUS |
| Parish | BRECHIN |
| Record created | 1988-04-18 |
| Last updated | 2013-07-12 |
Archaeology Notes
NO66SW 8 c. 602 601
See also NO65NW 1 Brechin, Cauldhame hoard and NO56SE 19 Brechin bronze sword.
(Area NO 602 601) A Late Bronze Age sword, of native type, was found in digging at the railway station. Brechin (NO66SW 28.00) before 1888 and is now in Montrose Museum (Acc No 71).
J Anderson and G F Black 1888; W Henderson 1938; J M Coles 1962.
(Ewart Park type - Northern step 2). Single find. Sword, length 63.2cm, terminal width 4.3cm, shoulder width 4.95cm, maximum blade width 4.2cm; well cast, in good condition but edge battered; blade has original surface showing; rivets 2:2, none in situ. Montrose Museum (LH 1977.64, Lord Panmure collection).
C B Burgess and I Colquhoun 1988.
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