[{"id": 140332, "created": "2020-05-24T09:26:26.361010", "project_id": 456, "task_id": 84535, "user_id": 580, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-05-24T09:46:22.580791", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"NGR": "NT 25;73", "Site": "LOTHIAN;EDINBURGH CITY;PALMERSTON PLACE", "CollHist": "National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, Edinburgh\r\nDL 22-23\r\nHistory\r\nPresented in 1879 by Mr A. Waddell.", "Contents": "(1) Sword, rivet-hole in each shoulder, point missing\r\n(2) Sword, two rivet-holes in each shoulder, point and greater part of tang missing", "comments": "", "ArchiveEtc": "Rec. S.H. 8.3.82.", "ContextType": "7b GROUP", "BiblioSources": "(a) Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (1892) 148", "Circumstances": "Not recorded. Said to be part of a hoard found at Palmerston Place.\r\n\r\nNote to Stuart\r\n\r\nI came across this entry in the NMA Catalogue (1892) 148.\r\n\r\nThere is no mention of any hoard from Palmerston Place in any study of Scottish LBA Metalwork that I've come across. (e.g. Dennison (1916-17) Callander (1922-23), Coles (1959-60).\r\n\r\nThe two swords said to be part of a hoard from Palmeston Place, were donated in the same year (1879) and by the same person (Mr. A. Waddell), who was the building contractor at the site of Nos.7-8 Grosvenor Crescent, Edinburgh, where a large hoard was discovered in 1869.\r\n\r\nAs Grosvenor Crescent and Palmerston Place are contiguous (see attached photocopy of an Edinburgh Street Plan), and as I haven't been able to track down any other reference to a hoard from Palmerston Place, it occured to me to wonder whether these two swords may actually have come from Grosvenor Crescent?. Perhaps you may have further information?", "FindAltSiteRel": ""}}, {"id": 143581, "created": "2020-07-09T19:55:08.960323", "project_id": 456, "task_id": 84535, "user_id": 1998, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-07-09T20:35:00.048264", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"NGR": "NT; 25; 73", "Site": "Lothian; Edinburgh City; Palmerston Place", "CollHist": "National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, Edinburgh \r\nDL 22-23\r\n\r\nHistory\r\nPresented in 1879 to Mr. A. Waddell", "Contents": "(1) Sword, rivet-hole in each shoulder, point missing\r\n(2) Sword, two rivet-holes in each shoulder, point and greater part of tang missing\r\n\r\nNote to Stuart\r\nI came across this entry in the NMA Catalogue (1892) 148\r\n\r\nThere is no mention of any hoard from Palmerston Place in any study of Scottish LBA Metalwork that I've come across.  (e.g. Dennison (1916-17) Callander (1922-23), Coles (1959-60).\r\n\r\nThe two swords, said to be part of the hoard from Palmerston Place, were donated in the same year (1879) and by the same person (Mr. A. Waddell), who was the building contractor at the site of Nos. 7-8 Grosvenor Cresent, Edinburgh, where a large hoard was discovered in 1869.\r\n\r\nAs Grosvenor Cresent and Palmerston Place are contiguous (see attached photocopy of an Edinburgh Street Plan), and as I haven't been able to track down any other reference to a hoard from Palmerston Place, it occurred to me to wonder whether these two swords may actually have come from Grosvernor Cresent?  Perhaps you may have further information?\r\n", "comments": "", "ArchiveEtc": "/; S.H. 8.3.82", "ContextType": "7b Group", "BiblioSources": "(a) Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (1892) 148", "Circumstances": "Not recorded. Said to be part of the hoard found at Palmerston Place.", "FindAltSiteRel": ""}}]