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Eigg, Laig
Findspot (19th Century), Brooch (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Ring (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Eigg, Laig
Classification Findspot (19th Century), Brooch (Bronze)(Period Unassigned), Ring (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 22164
Site Number NM48NE 4
NGR NM 47 87
NGR Description NM c. 472 878
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/22164
- Council Highland
- Parish Small Isles
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
NM48NE 4 c. 472 878
(Area NM 472 878) A flat, unornamented annular brooch of bronze of 'late' type, together with the jaw of a pig and a deer antler were found during the draining of the moss at Laig, when a stream was being widened. This was in the same area as the discovery of the boat stern posts (see / 49 SE 3).
N MacPherson 1878
No further information.
Visited by OS (AA) 7 May 1972
The bronze ring, 2 3/8 ins in diameter and the lower jaw of the pig were donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1882 by Prof Macpherson, among a collection of artifacts from Eigg (Accession nos BN 52 and BN 53 respectively).
NMAS Catalogue 1892
