Metal Detector Find

Date 2009

Event ID 608427

Category Recording

Type Metal Detector Find

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NJ 13 67 A penannular gold ring was found by Alistair MacPherson during metal detecting. The ring is not solid

gold, but made from a thin gold sheet which has been neatly wrapped around a base metal core. It can be compared with the examples recovered during excavations at the nearby Sculptor’s Cave, Covesea, or further afield, with examples in Late Bronze Age hoards such as Balmashanner, Angus. Although sometimes known as ring money, these diminutive rings are most plausibly interpreted as personal ornaments.

Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT61/08) and allocated to Elgin Museum

T Cowie – National Museums Scotland