Moray HER - NJ26SW0176 - LADYHILL, ELGIN

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ26SW0176
Name	LADYHILL, ELGIN
NRHE Card No.	NJ26SW121
NRHE Numlink	80857
HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Complete 1
Details	A hoard of flat bronze axes which had been suggested to have been found at or near Ladyhill, in Elgin. The objects were donated to Elgin Museum ( in 1868) by James Fletcher of Rosehaugh (a house on the Black Isle). Coles (1969) had noted the discover as being 'near Ladyhill, Avoch' and given that OS cite no such place-name near Avoch it had been suggested that they had been found in the Ladyhill District of Elgin. However, Elgin Museum accession books record that they were found in trenching in a moss near the ruins of Castle of Avoch, Ross and Cromarty (Highland). Schmidt and Burgess describe the hoard as consisting of 5 Migdale-type bronze flat axes.
Last Update	14/03/2018
Updated By	cpalmer

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National Grid Reference: NJ 2120 6280

Event Details

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Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
		BRONZE AXES		Stray Find		Elgin Museum	ELGNM 1868.1a-e

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Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
HOARDS	BRONZE		A	80
AXES	BRONZE	FLAT	B	100