Elgin
Findspot (21st Century), Assemblage (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Buckle(S) (Copper Alloy)(Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Mount(S) (Copper Alloy)(Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Projectile (Lead)(Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Token(S) (Lead)(Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Weight (Lead)(Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Elgin
Classification Findspot (21st Century), Assemblage (Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Buckle(S) (Copper Alloy)(Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Mount(S) (Copper Alloy)(Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Projectile (Lead)(Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Token(S) (Lead)(Medieval) - (Post Medieval), Weight (Lead)(Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 370073
Site Number NJ26NW 107
NGR NJ 23 66
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/370073
- Council Moray
- Parish Spynie
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Morayshire
Metal Detector Find
NJ 23 66 A small assemblage of 9 medieval – post-medieval finds, cAD 1200–1700.
The group comprises two copper-alloy belt mounts, two copper-alloy buckles, two lead tokens, a lead projectile, a lead weight, and a copper-alloy domed mount. Of particular note is a token bearing a version of the Douglas arms and the domed mount made from a re-used crux pellit coin. Two related assemblages from the area were also claimed (TT 230/19; TT 235/19).
Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT 236/19) and allocated to Elgin Museum
Ella Paul – Treasure Trove Unit
(Source: DES Volume 21)
