Adabrock Hoard | |
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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] 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] The hoard was discovered in peat, at a depth of 9–10 feet, by Donald Murray in May 1910. [3] [4] 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]
The Adabrock Hoard was discovered by Donald Murray while cutting peat for fuel in May 1910. [3] 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]