Angus HER - NO66SW0008 - BRECHIN RAILWAY STATION

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Primary ReferenceNO66SW0008
NameBRECHIN RAILWAY STATION
NRHE Card No.NO66SW8
NRHE Numlink 36058
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Artefact
Site Condition Complete 2
Details Late Bronze Age sword, of Ewart Park type, which was found in digging at the railway station before 1888 and is now in Montrose Museum as part of the Lord Panmure collection (originally Montrose 71). The classification was refined by Burgess and Colquhon as their Northern step 2. Its dimensions are: 63.2 cm long, 4.3 cm wide at the terminal, 4.95 cm wide at the shoulder with a maximum blade width of 4.2 cm. It is well cast, in mostly good condition, but the edge is battered. The original surface of the blade is showing. The rivets were in the pattern 2:2, none are in situ.
Last Update03/01/2024
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National Grid Reference: NO 6019 6015


Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
 1888 BRONZE SWORD PUB Stray Find Unknown Montrose Museum LH 1977.64

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
RIVET-HOLES  B100
SWORDSBRONZEEWART PARK TYPEA100