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Luce Sands
Bead(S), Socketed Axehead (Bronze), Unidentified Flint(S) (Flint), Unidentified Pottery (Neolithic) - (Medieval)
Site Name Luce Sands
Classification Bead(S), Socketed Axehead (Bronze), Unidentified Flint(S) (Flint), Unidentified Pottery (Neolithic) - (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Glenluce
Canmore ID 61311
Site Number NX15SW 3
NGR NX
NGR Description Unlocated
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/61311
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Old Luce
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX15SW 3.00 unlocated.
NX15SW 3.01 NX 14 54 Stone Axe
Since the 19th century numerous artefacts have been discovered in the sand-dunes that fringe Luce Bay. The majority are now housed in the Royal Museum of Scotland, Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Dumfries Museum, and Stranraer Museum. The colledtions are particularly notable for the large quantities of Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age pottery and flintwork, together with a few bronze tools and star-shaped faience beads; later material includes metalwork, pottery and coins of the Early Historic and Medieval periods. Many of the finds are unprovenanced, probably coming from the high dunes that lie alongside the public road (A 715) and the Piltanton Burn between Clayshant (NX 111 526) and Low Torrs (NX 159 558). (Various record cards on sheets NX15NW, NE, SW and SE refer to finds in this area.)
RCAHMS 1987
Socketed axe; socketed gouge; copper bronze awl; melon bead; cloth fragment.
S H Penney 1975
Much of the collection of finds by the Rev G Wilson of the Free Church, Glenluce was deposited in the Museum of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (now the Royal Museum of Scotland) under accession numbers BH 1-8770.
NMAS 1892.
993. (Socketed axe of Wallington type). Socketed axe, dark green patina, slightly pitted; length 56mm, mouth 17x22mm, cutting edge 34mm. Herts. Co. Mus. St Albans (92).
1191A. (Socketed axe; Dungiven variant of Dowris type). Hoard, found in the region of Torrs Warren. Socketed axe, cutting edge chipped, prominent casting seam, bag-shaped body; length 68mm, max. width mouth 21mm, cutting edge 39mm. Col. John Hemsted, Norwich. Ass find: one socketed gouge with Dungiven type collar mouldings.
P K Schmidt and C B Burgess 1981.
