Moray HER - NJ26SW0014 - LADYHILL, ELGIN

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ26SW0014
Name	LADYHILL, ELGIN
NRHE Card No.	NJ26SW14
NRHE Numlink	16621
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Destroyed
Details	Three human skeletons are said to have been discovered in an unsystematic excavation undertaken in 1858 just outside the outer walls of the castle. One skeleton was in a crouching position, the others horizontal. Several detached bones were found, as well aso a flint arrowhead, several potsherds, a copper coin of Charles II and a stone quern.
Last Update	20/05/2020
Updated By	cpalmer

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National Grid Reference: NJ 2116 6283

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
1858	Excavation

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
	1858			ELGIN LIT & SC SOC

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
0	1858	FLINT ARROWHEAD		Excavation		Elgin Museum
0	1858	POTTERY		Excavation		Elgin Museum
0	1858	QUERN		Excavation		Elgin Museum
0	1858	COIN		Excavation		Elgin Museum

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Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
BONES	HUMAN		A	100
ARROWHEADS	FLINT		B	100
QUERN-STONES			C	100
COINS	COPPER	CHARLES II	D	100
POTTERY	SHERD		E	100