Moray HER - NJ16NW0103 - MEADOWHILLOCK

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NameMEADOWHILLOCK
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Site Form Artefact
Site Condition Complete 2
Details A fragment of a Romano-British trumpet brooch, found while metal detecting in a field to the west of Meadowhillock. Only the head survives, which is undecorated and flattened from damage. An integrally-cast loop holds an eight-coil spring with an internal chord and solid copper alloy axis. The stub of a catch to hold a separate headloop survives. Width 24.5 mm, length 19.5 mm, height 10 mm. Processed through Treasure Trove (TT 55/05), allocated to Forres Museum.
Last Update02/10/2023
Updated Bycherbert
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Date of Compilation 

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Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
  Metal Detecting

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
   TRUMPET BROOCH PUB Metal Detecting Moray Museum Service  

Ecofact

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Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
BROOCHES REMAINS OFA100
BROOCHES TRUMPETB100