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River Cree
Rapier (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name River Cree
Classification Rapier (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 69361
Site Number NX46NW 100
NGR NX
NGR Description Unlocated
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/69361
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Penninghame
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX46NW 100 unlocated
(Rapier of Trump's Lisburn class). Rapier with reshaped butt having side notches reworked from original rivet holes; very worn rough and pitted dull brown surfaces, gold where worn; length 34.3cm, width 5.1cm. National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, Edinburgh (DJ 29).
CB Burgess and S Gerloff 1981.
NMS DJ 29. Rapier blade, 13 3/4" in length, with two notches at base, below which it has a breadth of 2", found in the River Cree, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, 1895. Purchased 1913.
Information from Mr T Cowie (NMS), 24 Jan 1995.
