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Spearhead. A large bronze socketed spearhead over a foot long. The blade is shaped like a long pointed leaf and is broken near the tip, revealing the socket which runs almost the length of the blade. The blade is also broken near the socket at the bottom, showing a length of wood inside.
Bronze spearhead, found in Loch Kinnord, Logie Coldstone, Aberdeenshire in 1874 by John Simpson, Meikle Kinnord. In three pieces. A portion of the oak handle remains in the socket.
Halberd. A wide flat triangular bronze point, about seven inches long, with a raised area along the centre and three small holes near the bottom.
Bronze halberd, with tapering midrib and three rivet holes. Part of a hoard of three halberds (see ABDUA 19678 and 19679) found in 1908 while making a bridge over a ditch on a farm. Found on subsoil under approximately 10ft of 'moss' (Reid 1912).
Axe head. A flat bronze axe head with an uneven surface and old labels stuck to it.
Flat axe, in bronze, with narrow butt and splayed blade. Found in 1830, purchased by J G Callander in 1907. Many paper labels stuck onto axe by earlier collectors.
Inscription: Old label: Stone axe found at Muchalls, 1830
Inscription: Old label: Stone axe found at Muchalls, 1830
Flanged Axe Axe Axehead
Bronze axe head , flanged. Found 'in a cairn'. Type: Auchterhouse Group, Class III (Coles 1963), Ulrome (Schmidt & Burgess 1981) but note that it is wrongly provenanced in S&B.
Necklet. A large bronze ring about 9 inches wide. There is an open part of the ring, and the ends have flared out terminals. Around the outer edge are numerous short projections which are the remains of smaller rings; only one of these rings is complete.
Part of a hoard with sunflower-headed pin and two socketed axes. Similar to the neck-ring in the hoard found at Braes of Gight, near Haddo House. Part of William Joyner's collection, donated by his great-granddaughter, comprising the Dingwall hoard…
Flat Axe Head Axe Axe Head
Flat axe, in bronze (on right of picture), found in a scree slope at the Pass of Ballater along with ABDUA: 15653.
Flat Axe Head Axe Axe Head
Flat axe, in bronze (on left of picture). Blade shape: recurved (see Ralston 1984). Found in a scree slope at the Pass of Ballater along with ABDUA: 15654.
Carved Stone
Cup-marked stone (sandstone) found in heap of rubbish near the cist found at Catterline.
Cup. A small bowl like cup made of carved and polished black and brown speckled stone, with a blocky handle projecting horizontally from one side.
Extremely finely polished surface, triangular tab handle. Was once in the 'museum' at the Burn o' Vat, from where it was purchased by Dr Johnson. Found near, or within, one of the hut circles on Culblean Hill.
Axe head. A heavy, polished and blunt sandstone axe head with a large circular hole running vertically through the centre.
Sandstone axe head, found with cinerary urn.