Kilmarnock, Green Street
Coin Hoard
Site Name Kilmarnock, Green Street
Classification Coin Hoard
Canmore ID 42791
Site Number NS43NW 18
NGR NS 429 379
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42791
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Kilmarnock
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kilmarnock And Loudoun
- Former County Ayrshire
NS43NW 18 429 379.
(Approximately NS 4297 3796) About 1786 when demolishing an old house at the corner of Green Street, an earthenware vessel containing a quantity of coins was found under the floor. Most of then dated from the time of Charles II.
A McKay 1909
No further information was obtained the discovery of these coins or their precise find-spot.
Visited by OS (JLD) 8 August 1956
