Keith Marischal House
Sword (Bronze)(Bronze Age)
Site Name Keith Marischal House
Classification Sword (Bronze)(Bronze Age)
Alternative Name(s) Keith House; Keith Marischal Policies; Keith House Policies
Canmore ID 54800
Site Number NT46SW 14
NGR NT 449 643
NGR Description NT c. 449 643
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/54800
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Humbie (East Lothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
NT46SW 14 c. 449 643
A Late Bronze Age sword found near Keith House (NT 449 643) is in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland [NMAS] (Accession no: DL 16).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1883; J M Coles 1962.
(Ewart Park type - Northern step 1). Sword, missing top half of hilt. Length 62.2cm, shoulder width 5.15cm, maximum blade width 4.32cm. Pitted surface, poor casting. Butt has been lopped off and flange reduced. Dark khaki patina. Rivets 2:4. NMAS DL 16.
C B Burgess and I Colquhoun 1988.
