3,500-year-old weapon found in burn

Nov 21 2008

A Bronze Age spearhead which lay submerged in a burn for 3,500 years has been discovered and handed to a museum.

The spearhead was found wedged in a rock crevice in a burn at Mennock Water in Dumfriesshire. It is now on display in Dumfries Museum.

"It is in a remarkable condition having survived in the water for around 3,500 years," said the annual report of the Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer.