Find Spot record MAB47647 - OVERHILL FARM
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Summary
Late Bronze Age gold ribbon torcs found in Red Moss.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9399 1750 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ91NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Belhelvie |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Late Bronze Age gold ribbon torcs found in Red Moss. Two, found between 1851-71, are in NMAS and a third, found in 1852, is in Marischal College Museum, Aberdeen (ABDUA 19690). This latter was said to have been found with a gold chain but this is not with it in the museum. It is not clear if these form part of a hoard or not. The torc held within the Marischal Museum collection is described as being complete, with bar terminals (knob ends) and having a weight of 21.2 grams and a diameter of 109mm. The torc is made from gold which has been beaten into a flat strip, then twisted into a spiral and formed into a neck ring with a hooked knob at either end. A note with the collection states that it was 'ploughed up on the lands of Belhelvie Lodge on the afternoon of the 19th April 1852 by Alexander Calder'.
DONATIONS & PURCHASES, 1853, PSAS 1(1852-3), 13, 137 (Bibliographic reference). SAB383.
GOLD TORCS
DONATIONS & PURCHASES, 1893, PSAS 27(1892-3), 371 (Bibliographic reference). SAB407.
GOLD TORCS
COLES, J. M., 1960, SCOTTISH LATE BRONZE METALWORK; PSAS 101 p.16-134, 92 (Bibliographic reference). SAB234.
GOLD TORCS
LOGAN, G, 1983, FROM STONE AGE TO '45,99-124, 122 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1068.
GOLD TORCS
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ91NW3;
- NRHE Numlink: 20311;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ91NW0002;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/20311 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB1068 Bibliographic reference: LOGAN, G. 1983. FROM STONE AGE TO '45,99-124. Y. 122.
- --- SAB234 Bibliographic reference: COLES, J. M.. 1960. SCOTTISH LATE BRONZE METALWORK; PSAS 101 p.16-134. Y. N. 92.
- --- SAB383 Bibliographic reference: DONATIONS & PURCHASES. 1853. PSAS 1(1852-3). 13, 137.
- --- SAB407 Bibliographic reference: DONATIONS & PURCHASES. 1893. PSAS 27(1892-3). 371.
Finds (4)
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Record last edited
Mar 26 2021 3:30PM
