Summary

Composite bronze and iron shears, from Harbour Broch, Keiss

Accession Number

X.GJ 36

Other references

Original description

BROCH NEAR HARBOUR, KEISS. Implement, partly of bronze and partly of iron.

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)

Keiss Harbour, Caithness, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1865

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Samuel Laing

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

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