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The Gleninsheen gorget (catalogued as NMI W21 [1]) is a late Bronze Age collar, found in 1930 in the Gleninsheen region of the Burren, County Clare, Ireland.Given that the gorget (a type of large collar or necklace) is made from gold and weighs 276 g (8.9 ozt) it must have been intended as an ornament for a high-ranking warrior. [2]
For those of captain's rank the gorget was gilt with the king's monogram under a crown in blue enamel, while more junior officers wore silver-plated gorgets with the initials in gold. [10] The gorget was discontinued as a rank insignia for Swedish officers in the Swedish Armed Forces in 1792, when epaulettes were introduced. The gorget was ...
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The Gleninsheen gorget, 800-700 BC, National Museum of Ireland, no. 12 in A History of Ireland in 100 Objects. [ 38 ] Copper used in the manufacture of bronze was mined in Ireland, chiefly in the southwest of the island (as in the later Bronze Age copper mine at Derrycarhoon [ 39 ] ), while the tin was imported from Cornwall in Britain.
The tombs are located on private property in the townland of Gleninsheen, parish of Rathborney, not far from the N480 road. One is located right next to the road. The other, partially collapsed, is around 100 m to the northeast in a field. [2]: 138–9 They are among eighty wedge tombs still extant in Clare.
The Gleninsheen gorget, c. 800-700 BC. National Museum of Ireland, Dublin. During the Bronze Age, locals also built many Fulachtai fiadh, remains of more than 300 survive in the region. Their exact function is still debated, but they probably served as places where water was heated by fire, either for cooking, brewing or bathing purposes. [4]: 8
Gleninsheen gorget; Gold lunula; Golden hat; Guang (vessel) Grevensvænge figurines; Gu (vessel) H. Horseshoe-Shaped Hearth with Ram-Headed Ends; Hove amber cup; I.
Gleninsheen gorget: c. 800–700 BC: National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology: Set 1, 2017 ('W' rate) 13: Castlederg bronze cauldron: 700–600 BC: National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology: Set 1, 2017 ('N' rate) 14: Iron spearhead: 800–675 BC: National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology: 15: Broighter boat: c. 100 BC: National Museum of ...