Find Spot record MAB48441 - YSTHIE, TARVES
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Summary
A Late Bronze Age hoard found during cultivation of marshy ground in 1856.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8929 3062 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ83SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Tarves |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A Late Bronze Age hoard found during cultivation of marshy ground in 1856. It consisted of four bronze swords, presented by Earl of Aberdeen to the Edinburgh museum. In addition a further find was made of two leaf-shaped swords of the Ewart Park Northern Step 2 type, 0.61 m and 0.58nm long respectively, one perforated chape, and one swan-neck pin (said to have been found with another bronze sword and another pin) were also found. This second set of finds were presented to the British Museum.
ORDNANCE SURVEY, 1871, Ordnance Name Book, No85(1868) 89 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1360.
BRONZE HOARD
BLACK, GF, 1893, PSAS 27(1892-93) 347-68, 349 (Bibliographic reference). SAB119.
BRONZE HOARD
COLES, J. M., 1960, SCOTTISH LATE BRONZE METALWORK; PSAS 101 p.16-134, 82, 97-8 (Bibliographic reference). SAB234.
BRONZE HOARD
RALSTON, I, 1992, THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SANDS OF FORVIE AND THE YTHAN VALLEY (Bibliographic reference). SAB3054.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ83SE15;
- NRHE Numlink: 19812;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ83SE0014;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/19812 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB119 Bibliographic reference: BLACK, GF. 1893. PSAS 27(1892-93) 347-68. 349.
- --- SAB1360 Bibliographic reference: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 1871. Ordnance Name Book. No85(1868) 89.
- --- SAB234 Bibliographic reference: COLES, J. M.. 1960. SCOTTISH LATE BRONZE METALWORK; PSAS 101 p.16-134. Y. N. 82, 97-8.
- --- SAB3054 Bibliographic reference: RALSTON, I. 1992. THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SANDS OF FORVIE AND THE YTHAN VALLEY.
Finds (7)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Sep 2 2022 8:28AM
