Moray HER - NJ26SW0031 - LAZARUS LANE

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Primary Reference	NJ26SW0031
Name	LAZARUS LANE
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HES SM No.	NULL
HES LB No.	NULL
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Unknown
Details	Medieval site recorded in excavations at a number of locations between North College Street and South College Street in 1976 and 1977 in advance of construction of the relief road. A well and several hearths and pits of late medieval date were recorded. Pottery, iron slag, stained glass, wooden comb, iron key, leather, post medieval kiln furniture found. A sherd of a pottery, part of an inscribed dish was also recovered, which is of French Beauvais lead-glazed earthenware. Pottery finds also included pieces of Iron Age date. A pit containing fragments of stained glass was revealed in the final days of the excavation. A total of 400 pieces of coloured glass, some with pieces of lead beading attached were recovered, although most was in poor condition. About a tenth of the pieces were decorated with painted motifs, including floral and fleur-de-lis scrolls. The glass is 13th century, probably dating from before 1280, and of geometric grisaille design, and is almost certainly from the early development of the cathedral. It was probably removed from the cathedral to extract the lead which, with the roof lead, was collected during the 16th or 17th century.
Last Update	27/08/2024
Updated By	cherbert

Compiler	WL
Date of Compilation

National Grid Reference: NJ 2202 6288

Event Date	Event Type	OASIS ID
1976	Excavation

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
	1976			W LINDSAY	EAH	SDD

Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Storage Location
1976	WOODEN COMB	WL	Excavation	Elgin Museum
1976	POTTERY SHERDS	WL	Excavation	Elgin Museum
1976	IRON KEY	WL	Excavation	Elgin Museum
1976	KILN FURNITURE	WL	Excavation	Elgin Museum
1976	STAINED GLASS	WL	Excavation	Elgin Museum
1976	POTTERY COUNTER	WL	Excavation	Elgin Museum
1976	MEDIEVAL JUG	WL	Excavation	Elgin Museum
1976	MOULD FRAGMENTS	WL	Excavation	Elgin Museum
1976	CRUCIBLE FRAGMENTS	WL	Excavation	Elgin Museum
1976	IRON AGE POTTERY	WL	Excavation	Elgin Museum

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
POTTERY		BEAUVAIS	Y	100
GLASS	STAINED-GLASS		Z	100
GLASS		PAINTED	AA	100
POTTERY			A	100
HEARTHS	METAL-WORKING		B	100
CRUCIBLES		FRAGMENT	C	100
MOULDS	CLAY	FRAGMENT	D	100
POTTERY			E	100
COMBS	WOODEN		F	100
SLAG	IRON		G	100
FRAGMENTS	GLASS	STAINED	H	100
BUCKETS	WOODEN		I	100
BOOTS	LEATHER	REMAINS OF	J	100
KEYS	IRON		K	100
CLOTH	WOOLLEN		L	100
BONES		ANIMAL	M	100
BONES		FISH	N	100
SHELLS			O	100
NUTS		HAZEL	P	100
INSECTS		REMAINS OF	Q	100
HOUSES	WOODEN	REMAINS OF	R	100
WALLS	WATTLE & DAUB		S	100
DITCHES	BOUNDARY		T	100
COUNTERS	CLAY	FIRED	U	100
WELLS			V	100
POTTERY			W	100
FURNITURE	KILN		X	100