Archaeology Notes

Event ID 695555

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NR72SW 34 747 201.

A Late Bronze Age sword from Dorlinn, Kintyre (The Dorlinn, now The Dhorlin: name NR 747 201) is in Campbeltown Museum.

J M Coles 1962; RCAHMS 1971.

(Ewart Park type - Northern unclassified). Found by Mr William Galbraith in 1908. Single find. Sword hilt and upper blade. Length 22.5cm, shoulder with 3.9cm. Poor condition, badly corroded. Patina dark brown/khaki. Blade edge missing; rivets 2 + 2 (+ 2 bl), none in situ.

C B Burgess and I Colquhoun 1988.