Stirling Bridge
Sword
Site Name Stirling Bridge
Classification Sword
Canmore ID 46231
Site Number NS79SE 47
NGR NS 79 94
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Stirling
- Parish Stirling
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS79SE 47 79 94.
A double-edges sword, 34 1/2" long with a reversed guard and a wooden hilt, was found in peat moss at Stirling Bridge. It was purchased by the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1886 (accession no. L.A. 50) (S Maxwell, NMAS).
Visited by OS (RD) 23 January 1969