Sumburgh Airport
Brooch (Bronze)(Viking), Coin (Medieval), Coin Hoard (Copper Alloy)(16th Century) - (17th Century)
Site Name Sumburgh Airport
Classification Brooch (Bronze)(Viking), Coin (Medieval), Coin Hoard (Copper Alloy)(16th Century) - (17th Century)
Canmore ID 555
Site Number HU31SE 20
NGR HU 39 10
NGR Description HU c. 39 10
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/555
- Council Shetland Islands
- Parish Dunrossness
- Former Region Shetland Islands Area
- Former District Shetland
- Former County Shetland
HU31SE 20 c. 39 10.
(HU 39 10). A Viking tortoise brooch of bronze was discovered by workmen during the last war whilst digging a water pipe at Sumburgh Airport. Now in the Shetland Museum. (No Accession no.)
Shetland Museum Accession Register.
No further information.
Visited by OS (AA) 19 June 1968.
Metal Detector Find
HU 39 10 An assemblage of 22 post-medieval coins from Scotland, the Netherlands, France, Sweden and Germany. All coins are copper alloy of varying condition, with the exception of one which is a white metal, possible very low grade silver. The assemblage of coins sits comfortably within the chronology for the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The variation in mint origin is as expected, with the majority of the coins coming from Scottish and Dutch mints. Such a high concentration of coins contributes to the picture of this site as a trading point.
Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT 69/18) and allocated to Shetland Museum and Archives Ella Paul – Treasure Trove Unit (Source: DES Vol 20)
Metal Detector Find
HU 39 10 A 1/4 penning minted by Håkon Magnusson, Duke of Norway.
Obv. hAQn DVX NORWE. Bust of Håkon Magnusson in profile, left. Rev. +MOnETA ASLOIE. Large cross in the centre, with a miniature cross assumed to be present in each quarter although only visible in two. Dimensions: diameter 13.46mm, weight 0.3g.
Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT 63/18) and allocated to Shetland Museum and Archives Ella Paul – Treasure Trove Unit (Source: DES Vol 20)
