Metal Detector Find

Date 2011

Event ID 963832

Category Recording

Type Metal Detector Find

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NH 52 42 Metal detecting produced an unusual copper alloy dress pin (L 77mm) with a perforated flat disc head surrounded by dot decoration; slight pellets decorate the disc/shaft junction. Parallels suggest a 10th- to 12th-century date.

Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT 92/10), allocated to Inverness Museum

National Museums Scotland, 2011