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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Antique was found here | A Vase containing Bronze Rings, and a Spear Head of Bronze found here | New Stat Act [Statistical Account] Mr. Robert Crookshank Kinneff Mr. Smith Kinneff |
021.15 | "The late Revd. [Reverend] A. Stewart, Minister of this parish, presented to the Society of Antiquaries a vase, with a number of bronze rings of various sizes two of them entire, the rest in fragments with a spear head of bronze. The following interesting description by Mr Stewart is presented in the Society's Minutes. These relics of antiquity were found on the 15th. Decr. [December] 1831, by my workmen, while trenching a field on the top of a cliff overhanging the German Ocean, and near the side of the old castle of Kinneff. The piece of Metal resembling the point of a Spear or part of a Sword, was discovered about twelve inches below the surface of the ground, lying across the mouth of the urn, but separated from it by a layer of earth about two inches thick. Round the mouth of the urn there was an outer edge or rim about two inches in depth, and of the same material as the urn itself, but it crumbled into dust on being handled. The urn was quite full of earth compactly pressed together. And on the surface of this earth, were found the inner rings set upon their sides, and which were broke into their present state by the workmen attempting to pull them out of the earth. At the bottom of the urn, were found the larger rings entire, and also two button shaped ornaments, the one made of a substance resembling bone, the other of a substance like coal, the latter was quite entire when discovered, but has since fallen to pieces." ( New. Stat. Act P 315-16) [New Statistical Account Page 315-16] Mr. Smith above named was one of our party who found the vase, he verified the above extract and pointed out the place where the vase &c. were found. [Signed] B. Render Corp. R.E. [Corporal Royal Engineers] 21/12/63 [1863] |
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