Aberdeenshire HER - NJ66SW0002 - BOAR'S MOSS

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Primary ReferenceNJ66SW0002
NameBOAR'S MOSS
NRHE Card No.NJ66SW2
NRHE Numlink 18500
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Artefact
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Four Swords. Three are Late Bronze Age leaf-shaped swords, two of unknown provenance and the third found in a moss near Blairshinnock. The fourth, rivetted, was found in Boar's Moss and presented to Elgin Museum. It may be the sword described as Roman in 1842, found in bogs of Reattie and lodged in the armoury of Duff House.
Last Update03/09/2024
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Event Details

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Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
   BRONZE SWORDS UNK Stray Find Unknown Aberdeenshire Museum Service  
 1842 BRONZE SWORD UNK Stray Find Unknown Elgin Museum  

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
SWORDSBRONZELEAF-SHAPEDA100
SWORDSBRONZERIVETEDB100
HANDLESLONG B100