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Glenlochar
Findspot (Period Unassigned), Handle (Bronze)(Roman)
Site Name Glenlochar
Classification Findspot (Period Unassigned), Handle (Bronze)(Roman)
Canmore ID 355759
Site Number NX76SW 185
NGR NX 74 64
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/355759
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Crossmichael
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
Metal Detector Find (2014)
NX 74 64 A number of Roman-period finds have been recovered in the environs of Glenlochar Roman fort during metal detecting. A highly curved bronze handle comes from a wine cup; the stylised female head at the top is probably a Maenad, a follower of Bacchus. A conical lead weight with a U-shaped suspension loop may either be a plumb-bob or a measuring weight (its mass, 40.22g, is almost exactly 1.5 Roman ounces). The two other finds are Iron Age styles of copper-alloy metalwork which are common finds on Roman military sites: a circular enamelled harness mount with a central band of red and blue enamelled lozenges, flanked by worn curvilinear designs; and a so-called ‘mini terret’, a D-shaped strap terminal with collars flanking an attachment bar.
Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT 170/14, 33/15 and 36/15), allocated to the Stewartry Museum
Fraser Hunter - National Museums Scotland
(Source: DES, Volume 16)
