Find Spot record MAB45761 - CORRIE OF MORLICH
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Summary
Middle Bronze Age bronze dagger of simple form and rough workmanship.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 4399 1499 (24m by 23m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ41SW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Towie |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Middle Bronze Age bronze dagger of simple form and rough workmanship. Presented to NMAS 1937-8. According to their records the dagger or rapier blade was found in a cairn at Morlich Towie Quarry. It is of a Group II type with a lozenge-section blade shape. These types of blades first appear around the 15th century BC during complex changes which saw the transition from the Early to Middle Bronze Age metalworking traditions.
SIMPSON, WD, 1943, PROVINCE OF MAR, 39 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1676.
BRONZE DAGGER
COLES, J. M., 1960, SCOTTISH LATE BRONZE METALWORK; PSAS 101 p.16-134, 5-7 (Bibliographic reference). SAB234.
BRONZE DAGGER
COLES, J.M., 1964, SCOTTISH MIDDLE BRONZE AGE METALWORK. PSAS 97, 145 (Bibliographic reference). SAB235.
BRONZE DAGGER
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ41NW6;
- NRHE Numlink: 17120;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ41NW0004;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/17120 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB1676 Bibliographic reference: SIMPSON, WD. 1943. PROVINCE OF MAR. 39.
- --- SAB234 Bibliographic reference: COLES, J. M.. 1960. SCOTTISH LATE BRONZE METALWORK; PSAS 101 p.16-134. Y. N. 5-7.
- --- SAB235 Bibliographic reference: COLES, J.M.. 1964. SCOTTISH MIDDLE BRONZE AGE METALWORK. PSAS 97. N. 145.
Finds (3)
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Record last edited
Jan 10 2022 3:39PM
