Hoardweel
Findspot (19th Century), Chain (Silver)(Pictish)
Site Name Hoardweel
Classification Findspot (19th Century), Chain (Silver)(Pictish)
Canmore ID 58590
Site Number NT75NE 29
NGR NT 788 599
NGR Description NT c. 788 599
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/58590
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Bunkle And Preston
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
NT75NE 29 c. 788 599.
A Pictish silver chain from Hoardweel (NT 788 599) is in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS), on loan from the Douglas and Angus Estates. It is composed of forty-one rings, and a penannular ring, and measures 17 5/8ins long; it was found in June 1880 when sowing turnips.
Letter from Dr J Close-Brooks NMAS 13 October 1978; Lord Dunglas and J A Smith 1881.
Sbc Note
Visibility: Not applicable. Site of an unprovenanced find.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
