Sanday
Spearhead (Iron)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Sanday
Classification Spearhead (Iron)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 3520
Site Number HY64SE 28
NGR HY 6 4
NGR Description Unlocated
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/3520
- Council Orkney Islands
- Parish Cross And Burness
- Former Region Orkney Islands Area
- Former District Orkney
- Former County Orkney
HY64SE 28 unlocated
See also HY64SE 21.
A much corroded iron spearhead found in Sanday in 1828 was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) by David Balfour of Balfour and Trenabie, but probably came from Dr Wood's collection.
(See HY64SE 21).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1865 (Donations).
Note (1980)
Sanday
Iron spearhead provenanced to Sanday.
RCAHMS 1980
(PSAS, v, 1862-4, 18; OS Record Card HY 64 SE 28; OR 389)
