Auchnacree

Auchnacree
Angus
Auchnacree
Location
Grid reference:	NO464638
Location:	56°45’46"N, 2°52’42"W
Data
Local Government
Council:	Angus

Auchnacree is an estate and hamlet in Angus, five miles north of Forfar. Auchnacree stands in the very middle of the county, on a lane through the hills which drops down to the Noran Water.

In 1921 the estate overseer, Mr Frank Rae, discovered what is now called the Auchnacree Hoard. This comprised two knives, three axeheads and an armlet, all in bronze, which are dated to the early Bronze Age. Some of the objects appear to have been deliberately broken which suggests a ritual deposit rather than a lost cache.

Outside links

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References

• Auchnacree Hoard at National Museums of Scotland / Scran