Aberdeenshire HER - NJ83SE0014 - YSTHIE, TARVES

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ83SE0014
Name	YSTHIE, TARVES
NRHE Card No.	NJ83SE15
NRHE Numlink	19812
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Artefact
Site Condition	Complete 1
Details	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.
Last Update	02/09/2022
Updated By	cpalmer

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National Grid Reference: NJ 8929 3062

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
1856	Field Observation

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
	1856	BRONZE SWORDS		Stray Find		National Museum of Scotland
	1856	LEAF-SHAPED SWORDS		Stray Find		British Museum	1858.1115.1-22
	1856	PERFORATED CHAPE		Stray Find		British Museum	1858.1115.4
	1856	SWAN-NECK PIN		Stray Find		British Museum	1858.1115.5

Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
HOARDS	BRONZE		A	100
SWORDS	BRONZE		B	100
SWORDS	BRONZE	LEAF-SHAPED	C	100
CHAPES	BRONZE	PERFORATED	D	100
PINS	BRONZE	SWAN-NECK	E	100