Lairg
Findspot (Period Unknown), Finger Ring (Bronze)(Iron Age)
Site Name Lairg
Classification Findspot (Period Unknown), Finger Ring (Bronze)(Iron Age)
Canmore ID 5059
Site Number NC50NE 83
NGR NC 585 064
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/5059
- Council Highland
- Parish Lairg
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
NC50NE 83 585 064.
A possibly late 1st century AD bronze ring of bezelled loop form, from Lairg (NC 585 064) is in Dunrobin Castle Museum (Accession nNo. X 66). The form of the ring shows Roman influence, but the triskelar bezel decoration is of Celtic derivation.
M Simpson 1973; Information from TS of Dunrobin Museum by A S Henshall, 1966.
