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Helmsdale
Findspot (19th Century), Bowl(S) (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Strainer(S) (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Helmsdale
Classification Findspot (19th Century), Bowl(S) (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Strainer(S) (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 7451
Site Number ND01NW 35
NGR ND 02 15
NGR Description ND c. 02 15
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/7451
- Council Highland
- Parish Kildonan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Sutherland
- Former County Sutherland
ND01NW 35 c. 02 15
Possibly on map sheet ND01SW.
A hoard of 7 bronze vessels was discovered in 1868 during railway works at Helmsdale. They lay about 1ft below the surface. The hoard comprises five shallow bowls and two colanders.
The shallow vessels are of a type which might have been in fashion for a long time. The smaller colander may be regarded as belonging to a type in vogue to about 150 AD. No example of a dish resembling the larger ornate colander has been found in Scotland. Although nothing was found with the vessels either to help date them or to show where they came from, the decorative pattern of the colander indicates Roman influence. The vessels are now preserved in Dunrobin Museum.
J M Joass 1886; J Curle 1932.
The precise findspot of these vessels cannot be ascertained. Two colanders and two bowls are on display in Dunrobin Museum. (Accession nos. 1868.55-61)
Visited by OS (NKB), 2 December 1976.
A group of continental and British copper alloy bowls and strainers, some of which were manufactured in the 2nd century AD. Others may be later than this and it is possible that the group was not deposited until the 3rd or 4th century AD.
R M Spearman 1991.
