Portmoak Moss
Halberd (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Portmoak Moss
Classification Halberd (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 27876
Site Number NO10SE 7
NGR NO 178 014
NGR Description NO c. 178 014
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/27876
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Portmoak (Perth And Kinross)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Kinross-shire
NO10SE 7 c. 178 014
An Early Bronze Age bronze halberd - O'Riordain's type 6 - which was found in 1826 in Portmoak Moss (name: NO 178 014), was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1829 by Lt-Col Millar in 1829 (Accession no. DJ 2). It measures 10 1/2" by 3 1/2".
Archaeol Scot 1831; J M Coles 1971; S P O'Riordain 1936.
