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Metal Detector Find
Date 2009
Event ID 609105
Category Recording
Type Metal Detector Find
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/609105
NO 17 02 An intact decorated bronze razor and a fragment of the blade of a further small razor or knife were found by Mr Jim Crombie during metal detecting. The intact razor is ornamented with very fine incised geometrical pattern, comparable to that on a razor found at Shanwell House, Orwell, in the 19th century (NO00NE 7). Both the complete razor and the blade fragment were found in ploughsoil. A normal association for such finds would be a cremation burial, often in a cinerary urn, particularly given the thinness and quality of decoration on the intact blade. A site visit was made to examine the findspot but no evidence of broken
sherds or cremated bone could be seen in the ploughsoil. In the absence of any immediate cause for intervention, no excavation was undertaken but the relevant areas of the field will continue to be monitored by the finder. These and other recent finds of Bronze Age metalwork from the immediate area of Kinnesswood Farm will be published in detail elsewhere.
T Cowie and M Hall – National Museums Scotland
