Moray HER - NJ16NW0014 - TAPPOCH HILL

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ16NW0014
Name	TAPPOCH HILL
NRHE Card No.	NJ16NW22
NRHE Numlink	16160
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Destroyed
Details	Short cist of rough stones about 12 yards north of the Tappoch, which contained bones and an almost complete skull. The cist also contained 64 jet beads were recovered, along with two triangular terminals and a series of rounded beads of oblong shape. Now no trace of jet.
Last Update	06/05/2021
Updated By	cpalmer

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Date of Compilation

Google Map for NJ16NW0014

National Grid Reference: NJ 1447 6736

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
1856	Excavation

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
0	1856		0	J JEANS			0

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
0	1856	SKULL	JJ	Excavation		Elgin Museum
0	1856	JET BEADS	JJ	Excavation		Personal Possession

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
CISTS	SHORT		A	100
BONES	HUMAN		B	100
BEADS	JET		C	100
TERMINALS	JET	TRIANGULAR	D	100