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Auchnacree
AuchnacreeLocation within Angus
OS grid reference	NO464638
Council area	Angus
Lieutenancy area	Angus
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 56°45′46″N 2°52′42″W / 56.762703°N 2.878366°W / 56.762703; -2.878366

Auchnacree is an estate in Angus, Scotland, five miles north of Forfar.

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.

References

1. "Stonehaven and Banchory", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (C1 ed.), 2009, ISBN 0-319-23168-2

• Auchnacree Hoard at National Museums of Scotland / Scran

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