Archaeological sites · Scottish Highlands
Stirling torcs
Stirling torcs in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Robert Murray — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Stirling torcs is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Stirling torcs make up a hoard of four gold Iron Age torcs, a type of necklace, all of which date to between 300 and 100 BC and which were buried deliberately at some point in antiquity. They were found by a metal detectorist in a field near Blair Drummond, Perthshire, Scotland on 28 September 2009. The hoard has been described as the most significant discovery of Iron Age metalwork in Scotland and is said to be of international significance. The torcs were valued at £462,000, and after a public appeal were acquired for the National Museums of Scotland in March 2011.
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Background
Description
All four torcs were buried together, some 6-8 in below the surface. Subsequent archaeological investigations determined that the torcs had originally been buried within a roundhouse, a prehistoric circular building. This building may have had religious significance, as hoard finds tend to be either votive offerings to the gods, or items of great value that had been hidden in time of unrest or war, and because the building did not seem to have features like a hearth associated with a dwelling. The third torc is broken, with only half of the original artefact surviving in two fragments. It is a tubular annular torc, which would have had a hinge and catch. It is of ornate design compared to…
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- Coordinates
- 56.1711, -4.0478
- District
- Stirling
- Postcode
- FK9 4XQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
Sources
- wikidata: Q396175 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stirling torcs (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stirling torcs?
- Stirling torcs is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.1711°, -4.0478°.
- Is Stirling torcs free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Stirling torcs is free.