Adabrock Hoard

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

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

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