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Skye, Caisteal Maol
Coin Hoard (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Caisteal Maol
Classification Coin Hoard (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Ng72ne 1
Canmore ID 11667
Site Number NG72NE 3
NGR NG 7579 2634
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/11667
- Council Highland
- Parish Strath
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
NG72NE 3 7579 2634.
NG 7579 2634 A hoard of 70 coins casually discovered April 1951 in a chink of the masonry on the exterior of the western side of Castle Maol (NG72NE 1) Kyleakin, Skye. It appeared from the way they were stacked as if the coins had been rolled in a stocking or other container, though no actual trace of such remained. The hoard is mainly composed of coins of James VI ranging in date from 1572 to 1601, but also included are 2 Scottish and 1 English coins of Mary, a coin of James V and an English sixpence of Elizabeth dated 15/9. Some of the coins have been obtained for the National Collection, the remainder were returned to the finder Mrs H M Cadell, The Grange, Linlithgow.
R B K Stevenson 1953.
Fourteen coins, donated by Mrs Cadell, are on display at the Skye Museum, Kilmuir.
Visited by OS (R L) 14 September 1971.
