[{"id": 138805, "created": "2020-05-10T14:29:52.044155", "project_id": 456, "task_id": 84404, "user_id": 580, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-05-10T14:48:46.385254", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"NGR": "c NU 18;13", "Site": "NORTHUMBERLAND;ALNWICK;ALNWICK CASTLE", "CollHist": "Present whereabouts unknown\r\nHistory\r\nGale presented the sword, spearhead and two of the socketed axes he had purchased to Lord Hertford, the father of the first Duchess of Northumberland.", "Contents": "(1-20) Twenty swords\r\n(21-36) Sixteen spearheads\r\n(37-78) Forty-two sockted axes", "comments": "", "ArchiveEtc": "Rec. S.H. 11.6.82.", "ContextType": "7b GROUP", "BiblioSources": "(a) Minutes I (1726) 192 (In Library of the Society of Antiquaries of London)\r\n(b) Lort (1779) 113, Plate VIII, figs 4, 25, 26.\r\n(c) Gale (1790) 246-8\r\n(d) Bruce (1880) 43-44, 51\r\n(e) Evans (1881) 113, 285, 321, 465 (Hoard N\u00b0 38)", "Circumstances": "Found in 1726. Reference (b) refers to (a) and figures three socketed axes exhibited to the Society by R. Gale in 1726. Reference (c) prints a letter from Robert Gale to Sir John Clerk, dated 24 June 1726, which records : \"I had lately an account from Alnwick of some brass weapons being found there by a mason as he was clearing the earth from the rock about a mile north west of that place, within the old park, to get up some stone. After having dug about half a yard deep in the ground he came to twenty sword blades and sixteen spearheads lying close to the top of the rock .... Digging about a foot down the hillside he found forty-two brass wedges or chizzels with a ring near their ticker end\". Gale goes on to say that \"I have had the good fortune to get a sword and a spear and three chizzels for a crown piece. The rest were secured by the Duke of Somerset's Steward upon pretence of securing them for his Grave, but were never sent to him\". Refs (b) & (e) records the number of celts as 41.", "FindAltSiteRel": ""}}, {"id": 141579, "created": "2020-06-25T18:28:23.239292", "project_id": 456, "task_id": 84404, "user_id": 2149, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-06-25T18:51:04.099280", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"NGR": "c NU 18", "Site": "Northumberland, Alnwick, Alnwick Castle", "CollHist": "Collection: Present whereabouts unknown\r\n\r\nHistory:\r\nGale presented the sword, spearhead and two of the socketed axes he had purchased to Lord Hertford, the father of the first Duchess of Northumberland.", "Contents": "(1-20) Swords\r\n(21-36) Sixteen spearheads\r\n(37-78) Forty-two socketed axes", "comments": "At end of circumstances, \"Refs (b), (e) records the number of colts as 41\" - handwriting is not clear. Appears to say colts, but must surely refer to the number of  axes.", "ArchiveEtc": "S.H.11.6.82", "ContextType": "7G Group", "BiblioSources": "(a) Minutes I (1726) 192 (In Library of the Society of Antiquaries of London)\r\n(b) Lort (1779) 113. Plate VIII, figs 4, 25, 26\r\n(c) Gale (1790) 246-8\r\n(d) Bruce (1880) 43-44, 51\r\n(e) Evans (1881) 113, 285, 321, 465 (Hoard No. 38)", "Circumstances": "Found in 1726. Reference (b) refers to (a) and figures three socketed and exhibited to the Society by R. Gale in 1726. Reference (c) prints a letter from Robert Gale to Sir John Clerk, dated 24 June 1726, which records: \"I had lately an account from Alnwick of some brass weapons being found there by a mason as he was clearing the earth from the rock about a mile north west of that place, within the old park, to get up some stone. After having dug about half a yard deep in the ground he came to twenty sword blades and sixteen spearheads lying close to the top of the rock... Digging about a foot down the hillside he found forty-two brass wedges or chizzels with a ring near their thicker end.\" Gale goes on to say that \"I have had the good fortune to get a sword and a spear and three chizzels for a crown piece. The rest were secured by the Duke of Somerset's Steward upon pretence of securing them for his Grace, but were never sent to him.\" Refs (b), (e) records the number of colts as 41.", "FindAltSiteRel": "-"}}, {"id": 141581, "created": "2020-06-25T18:36:16.518536", "project_id": 456, "task_id": 84404, "user_id": 1998, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-06-25T19:07:02.679188", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"NGR": "c NU; 18;13", "Site": "Northumberland; Alnwick; Alnwick Castle", "CollHist": "Present whereabouts unknown\r\n\r\nHistory\r\nGale presented the sword, spearhead and two of the socketed axes he had purchased to Lord Hertford, the father of the first Duchess of Northumberland.", "Contents": "(1-20) Twenty swords\r\n(21-36) Sixteen spearheads\r\n(37-78) Forty-two socketed axes", "comments": "", "ArchiveEtc": "/; S.H.11.6.82", "ContextType": "7b Group", "BiblioSources": "(a) Minutes I (1726) 192 (In Library of the Society of Aniquities of London)\r\n(b) Lort (1779) 113,Plate VIII figs 4, 25,26.\r\n(c) Gale (1790) 246-8\r\n(d) Bruce (1880) 43-44, 51\r\n(e) Evans (1881) 113, 285, 321,465 (Hoard No 38)", "Circumstances": "Found in 1726.  References (b) refers to (a) and figuires three socketed axes exhibited to the Society by R. Gale in 1726.  Reference (c) prints a letter from Robert Gale to Sir John Clerk, dated 24 June 1726, which records: \"I had lately an account from Alnwick of some brass weapons being found there by a mason as he was clearing the earth from the rock about a mile north west of that place, within the old park, to getup some stone.  After having dug about half a yard deep in the ground he came to twenty sword blades and sixteen spearheads lying close to the top of the rock....Digging about a foot down the hillside he found forty-two brass wedges of chizzels with a ring near their thickened end\".  Gale goes on to say that \"I have hadthe good fortune to get a sword and a spear and three chizzels for a crown piece.  The rest were secured by the Duke of Somerset's Steward upon pretence od securing them for his Grace, but were neversent to him\".  Ref (b), (e) records the number of ?col  as 41.", "FindAltSiteRel": ""}}]