NMS Archaeology Object 159315: X.HPO 306 - Spearhead
Description
Summary
Tip of a large iron spearhead, from Dunadd
Accession Number
X.HPO 306
Other references
| Register Number Original Loan Number range | X.1945.506 Q.L.P.1 - Q.L.P.275 |
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Original description
POLTALLOCH COLLECTION. Presented to the nation by Colonel George I. Malcolm of Poltalloch, Kilmartin, Lochgilphead, Argyll. Point of iron ? sword 5 5/8" long, 1 7/8" wide at break, with a pronounced midrib on both faces. FJH note, April 1996: Probably the tip of a large spearhead.
Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)
Poltalloch Collection
Discovery / field collection
Date of discovery
Not recorded
Method (e.g. excavation)
Not recorded
Place (i.e. location of discovery)
Dunadd, Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe
Acquisition
Acquisition date
1945-06-06
Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)
Colonel George I. Malcolm of Poltalloch
Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)
Donor
Image
None
Identifiers and Links to Other Records
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| Identifier / External Link | Linked Record | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canmore Site Id: 39564 | DUNADD - KILMICHAEL GLASSARY - CUP MARKED ROCK (PREHISTORIC), FORT (EARLY MEDIEVAL), OGHAM INSCRIBED ROCK (EARLY MEDIEVAL), WELL (PERIOD UNKNOWN), CARVED STONE BALL (NEOLITHIC) | Definite | |
| NMS Accession Number: X.HPO 306 | No linked record | Identifier supplied by NMS |
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