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Geophysical Survey
Date 27 March 2015 - 30 March 2015
Event ID 1026283
Category Recording
Type Geophysical Survey
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1026283
NH 7950 4936 As part of the Northern Picts Project surveys and excavations have been undertaken in an area stretching from Aberdeenshire to Shetland targeting sites that can help contextualize the character of society in the early medieval period in northern Pictland.
In Spring 2015 a joint project between the University of Aberdeen and National Museums Scotland targeted the findspot of the Croy hoard, a probable 9th-century hoard that included Pictish brooches, part of a bronze balance beam, Anglo-Saxon coins and beads.
A geophysical survey was undertaken, 27–30 March 2015, on the high ground where Pictish silver artefacts were discovered in the 19th century. The survey did not locate any anomalies in the area. Metal detecting also took place across the large field in which the hoard was located. The only finds were modern metal pieces and a number of musket balls which were mapped using DGPS. The latter are potentially interesting given the location of Croy, just a few miles from the battle of Culloden.
Archive: University of Aberdeen
Funder: University of Aberdeen Development Trust in association with the Tarbat Discovery Centre, and National Museums Scotland
Gordon Noble and Martin Goldberg – University of Aberdeen and National Museums Scotland
(Source: DES, Volume 16)
