Adabrock Hoard

Adabrock Hoard
Discovered	1910
Place	Isle of Lewis
Present location	National Museum of Scotland

The Adabrock Hoard is a collection of Late Bronze Age artefacts deposited at Adabroc, Isle of Lewis, Scotland around 1000-800 BC. ^[1]

Description

The artefacts comprise two bronze socketed axeheads, a spearhead, a gouge, a hammer, three razors, as well as fragments of decorated bronze vessel, two whetstones and beads of glass, amber and gold. ^{[1] [2]}

Discovery and excavation

The hoard was discovered in peat, at a depth of 9 to 10 feet (2.7 to 3.0 m), by Donald Murray in May 1910, while cutting peat for fuel. ^{[3] [4]} The hoard was excavated by the finder, who described the artefacts as being 'all in one group, the smaller things above and the heavier below'. ^[3]

Status

The hoard was acquired shortly after discovery by the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (now National Museums Scotland) and is accessioned as X.DQ 211-227. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

Gallery

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  Bronze Age gold, amber and glass beads found in the Adabrock Hoard
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  Bronze Age tools found in the Adabrock Hoard

See also

• Bronze Age Britain
• Atlantic Bronze Age
• Bronze Age Europe

References

1. "Gold object of the week No. 11: The Adabrock bead". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
2. "Socketed axe". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
3. Anderson, Joseph (30 November 1911). "Notice of a Hoard of Bronze Implements recently found in Lewis". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 45: 27–46. ISSN   2056-743X.
4. "Lewis, Adabrock | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
5. "Gouge". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
6. "Spearhead". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
7. "Hammer". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
8. "Blade". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
9. "Piece / bronze, sheet". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
10. "Bead". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
11. "Bead / portion". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
12. "Piece / sandstone". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

External links section

• Canmore link