Find Spot: Coilsfield, in Kyle, Ayrshire

Date of Find: Before 1654

Dating of Item: Late Iron Age/Mediaeval, based on Iconography

Current Location: Caprington Castle, nr. Kilmarnock

Condition: Complete

Musical Characteristics: C#4, C5, G#5, C#6.

Constructional Details: Cast, split mould. Materials Bronze: 90.26% Cu. 9.61% Sn.

Description: Conically bored instrument 635mm long, tapering from 4mm (throat) to 102mm diameter. This curves through approx. 75° and is slightly flared. Conical mouthpiece. Instrument now in two pieces with brass sleeve (probably modern) joining these together. Carrying mounts on tube and bell yards. Round cross section.

Related Material: Similar to SD203, 204, 232, 240, 242 and 248. Type illustrated on IC150.

Citations: Behn 1912: p.38; Cochran-Patrick, 1878, 74-5; The New Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol. V, 1845, W. Blackwood and Sons.