From Highfield, near Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty
000-100-034-522-C
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Spearhead of bronze
This bronze spearhead was found in a cairn at Highfield near Dingwall in Ross and Cromarty, in a hoard with two spearheads and four axeheads. It was a prestige item as well as a practical weapon.
The spearhead has a leaf-shaped blade and is incomplete. It is a normal-sized spearhead, designed for use mainly as a thrusting weapon, though it could also have been thrown.
Spears, together with swords and shields, were an important part of the Late Bronze Age aristocratic warrior's gear.
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000-100-034-522-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland X.DQ 87 |
| Date: |
Between 950 and 750 BC
Late Bronze Age
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| Material: |
Bronze; imperfect
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| Dimensions: |
7.50" L
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| What: |
Spearhead
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| Where: |
Scotland, Ross and Cromarty, Dingwall, Highfield
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| Description: |
Late Bronze Age spearhead from a cairn at Highfield, near Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty
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| References: |
- Coles, John M. Scottish late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 93 (1959-1960), pp 16-134, esp. pp 128-9.
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