Moray HER - NJ26SW0010 - ORDER POT, ELGIN

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Primary ReferenceNJ26SW0010
NameORDER POT, ELGIN
NRHE Card No.NJ26SW10
NRHE Numlink 16593
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of the Order Pot. Once a deep and extensive pool, believed to be part of former channel of River Lossie. Witches were legally and publically drowned in it until 1560. Infilled in the 19th century with stones and broken material from Elgin cathedral and elsewhere. A stone was erected in 1890 to mark the spot, at NJ2262 6276. Now lies within a housing estate.
Last Update13/08/2020
Updated Bycherbert
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National Grid Reference: NJ 2260 6277


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Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
POOLSDUCKINGSITE OFA100
STONES COMMEMORATIVEB100
DUMPS  C100