Huntingtower
Spearhead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Sword (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Huntingtower
Classification Spearhead (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Sword (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 26865
Site Number NO02SE 17
NGR NO 07 24
NGR Description NO c. 07 24
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/26865
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Tibbermore
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO02SE 17 c. 07 24.
A Late Bronze Age leaf-shaped sword of Ewart Park type from Huntingtower (NO 0724) is in Dundee Museum (Accession no 1964-24). It is 52.9cm long.
J M Coles 1962.
A Late Bronze Age spearhead, also from Huntingtower, was in Dundee Museum at one time.
H Coutts 1971.
No further information was obtained during field investigation.
Visited by OS (RD) 16 August 1967.
(Ewart Park type - Northern step 2). Sword, with part of hilt missing, L. 53.80cm; Sh.w. 5.05cm; M.b.w. 4.05cm; messy black patina; rivets, 3:4 (+ 2 bl), one in situ.
C B Burgess and I Colquhoun 1988.
