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Ayton
Findspot (21st Century), Buckle (7th Century)
Site Name Ayton
Classification Findspot (21st Century), Buckle (7th Century)
Canmore ID 274069
Site Number NT96SW 450
NGR NT 92 61
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/274069
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Ayton
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
NT96SW 450 92 61
Seventh-century copper-alloy buckle plate depicting a warrior, face-on, wearing a head-dress with symmetrical horns and carrying in each hand a spear in an upright position. A rivet hole is centrally placed in the space encircled by the horns. Parallels for the depiction of this type of warrior figure wearing a horned helmet can be found on the Sutton Hoo helmet plaques, the Finglesham belt buckle, a mount from Rempstone and on foils decorating the Valsgarde helmets.
Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT 23/03) and allocated to NMS.
J Shiels 2004.
