Aberdeenshire HER - NJ56SW0025 - HALLYARDS, PORTSOY

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ56SW0025
Name	HALLYARDS, PORTSOY
NRHE Card No.	NJ56SW21
NRHE Numlink	17990
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Artefact
Site Condition	Complete 2
Details	A barrel jar, discovered while trenching with a JCB. It measures 134mm tall, with 70mm basal diameter, 100mm rim diameter, and is 9mm thick at the rim. It was found in a rubbish pit. It is a tight barrel shape with pronounced a foot and a heavy red slip on interior and exterior, with decoration on the exterior. Originally thought to be Iron Age, however it was identified by the British Museum as being of African origin.
Last Update	07/06/2022
Updated By	cpalmer

Compiler	MC
Date of Compilation	29/04/1980

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National Grid Reference: NJ 5487 6261

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
4	1980	AFRICAN BARREL JAR	MC	Stray Find		Aberdeen University Museums

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
JARS		AFRICAN	A	100