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Dalduff
Hoard (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Ring (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Socketed Axehead(S) (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Staple(S) (Period Unassigned), Sword(S) (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Dalduff
Classification Hoard (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Ring (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Socketed Axehead(S) (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Staple(S) (Period Unassigned), Sword(S) (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Kilkerran; Crosshill
Canmore ID 41513
Site Number NS30NW 12
NGR NS 3204 0697
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41513
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Maybole
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS30NW 12 3204 0697.
(Centred: NS 3204 0697) A Late Bronze Age hoard, probably dating from about 700 BC, was found by workmen engaged in draining a field on the farm of Dalduff in 1846...Only ONB (1856) states that the discovery was made during the construction of the present building of Dalduff. The hoard was found about 3' below the surface, and consisted of a pot without lid or cover, but with two bronze sword fragments placed over its mouth, and a small hoard of bronzes inside. These comprised 9 socketed axes; 2 cauldron staples and rings; and another slightly flattened ring. 4 of the axes, the sword fragments and the pieces of cauldron are in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS: Accession nos. DQ 92-98A). The remainder of the hoard is in the possession of James Ferguson of Kilkerran.
J M Coles 1962; J Macdonald 1884; G Black 1894; J Anderson 1879
Sited tentatively to the farmhouse at NS 3204 0697 from information in ONB. No local information obtained.
Visited by OS (JD) 29 November 1955.
Hoard, found on the farm of Dalduff, near Crosshill, on Kilkerran estate by workmen draining a field. The bronzes were about 3 ft deep in a pot, the sword fragments being over its mouth as a cover. The bronzes were carried off by the workmen, but some objects were retrieved by Sir Chrales Ferguson, owner of Kilkerran, and given to the National Museum in 1846. Another axe reputedly from this hoard was given to the Museum by R Munro. In 1970, seven axes and a cauldron-ring, presumably from the hoard, were at Kilkerran House.
1101. (Socketed axe of Yorkshire type). Socketed axe, smooth, green, untrimmed, haft ribs. Length 79mm, mouth 25 x 27mm, cutting edge 51mm, weight 195 gms. NMAS DQ 92.
1102. (Socketed axe of Yorkshire type). Socketed axe, rough surface, somewhat corroded, green, mouth incomplete, untrimmed, blade hammered, haft ribs. Length 70mm, mouth 24 x 29mm, cutting edge 54mm, weight 145 gms. NMAS DQ 93.
1134. (Socketed axe: Leith variant of Gillespie type). Socketed axe, slightly corroded, casting flaws, imperfectly cast, green, untrimmed. Length 80mm, mouth 28 x 29mm, cutting edge 56mm, weight 215 gms. NMAS DQ 94.
1135. (Socketed axe: Leith variant of Gillespie type). Socketed axe, large parts missing, smooth, green, broken. Length 68mm, cutting edge 55mm, weight 110 gms. Collection of Sir James Ferguson, Kilkerran.
1183. (Socketed axe: Kilkerran variant of Dowris type). Socketed axe, smooth, green, haft ribs. Length 71mm, mouth 22 x 23mm, cutting edge 57mm, weight 160 gms. Collection of Sir James Ferguson, Kilkerran.
1305. (Socketed axe of Everthorpe type). Socketed axe, smooth, green, haft ribs reach neither to the mouth nor to the bottom of the socket. Length 84mm, mouth 28 x 28mm, cutting edge 42mm, weight 140 gms. Collection of Sir James Ferguson, Kilkerran.
1306. (Socketed axe of Everthorpe type). Socketed axe, smooth, green patina, flaw or hole in one face. Length 87mm, mouth 30 x 31mm, cutting edge 42mm, weight 140 gms. Collection of Sir James Ferguson, Kilkerran.
1307. (Socketed axe of Everthorpe type). Socketed axe, smooth, green patina partly preserved, mouth untrimmed, fine casting seams. Length 86mm, mouth 25 x 26mm, cutting edge 42mm, weight 180 gms. Collection of Sir James Ferguson, Kilkerran.
1365. (Socketed axe of Yorkshire type). Socketed axe, smooth, green. Length 59mm, mouth 24 x 26mm, cutting edge 43mm, weight 100 gms. Collection of Sir James Ferguson, Kilkerran.
1383. (Socketed axe of Yorkshire type). Socketed axe, smooth, cleaned, partly trimmed, haft ribs. Length 85mm, mouth 26 x 26mm, cutting edge 45mm, weight 205 gms. NMAS DQ 98A.
1695. (Unclassified socketed axe). Socketed axe, smooth, green, mouth and loop missing, haft-ribs very long. Length 86mm, cutting edge 48mm, weight 160 gms. Collection of Sir James Ferguson, Kilkerran.
Associated finds: two cauldron staples with ring still in place of Type A2; part of another ring (Kilkerran); sword, two fragments, tanged, with annular mid-rib, nordic affinities, Montelius IV/V.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
768. (Sword-fragments of miscellaneous type). Sword hilt and upper blade, broken into two pieces. Length 23.8cm (together); some corrosion. NMAS DQ 95 and 96 (joined together).
C Burgess and I Colquhoun 1988.
