Aberdeenshire HER - NJ56SW0026 - LEY FARM, GAULCROSS

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Primary ReferenceNJ56SW0026
NameLEY FARM, GAULCROSS
NRHE Card No.NJ56SW11
NRHE Numlink 17979
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Artefact
Site Condition Unknown
Details A silver chain, pins, brooches and possible buckles unearthed in 1838 to the south-west of at the time the only surviving stone of the stone circle NJ56SW0009. The silver finds appear to be Pictish, although one pin is of a style of the 2nd century AD. Amongst the finds is also a hand-pin with spiral design, length circa 14cm, a bracelet bent into a spiral and a chain that has been intricately worked. See also NJ56SW0111.
Last Update24/10/2019
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National Grid Reference: NJ 5354 6392


Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
1830 Field Observation

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
01830 PICTISH HOARD Stray Find National Museum of Scotland  
01830 SILVER CHAINS Stray Find National Museum of Scotland  
01830 HAND PIN Stray Find National Museum of Scotland  
01830 BRACELET Stray Find National Museum of Scotland  
01830 BROOCHES Stray Find National Museum of Scotland  

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
HOARDS PICTISHA100
PINSHAND B100
DESIGNSSPIRAL C100
BRACELETSSPIRAL D100
CHAINS  E100
BROOCHES  F100