Baldernock Churchyard
Coin (Roman)
Site Name Baldernock Churchyard
Classification Coin (Roman)
Canmore ID 44411
Site Number NS57NE 14
NGR NS 5767 7555
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/44411
- Council East Dunbartonshire
- Parish Baldernock (Strathkelvin)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Strathkelvin
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS57NE 14 5767 7555.
(Area: NS 5767 7550) A worn 'denarius' of Trajan (AD 98-117) was found in May, 1957, in Baldernock Churchyard by J Robson, 3 Golfcourse Road, Balmore. It lay at a depth of 1ft in the oldest part of the courtyard where the stones date back to 1644. The coin is now in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow.
A S Robertson 1963.
The find spot of this coin, found beneath a boulder, was pointed out by Mr Robson at NS 5767 7555.
Visited by OS (R D) 16 August 1966.
