Moray HER - NJ26SW0031 - LAZARUS LANE

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NameLAZARUS LANE
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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.
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Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
1976 Excavation

Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
01976 WOODEN COMB WL Excavation Elgin Museum  
01976 POTTERY SHERDS WL Excavation Elgin Museum  
01976 IRON KEY WL Excavation Elgin Museum  
01976 KILN FURNITURE WL Excavation Elgin Museum  
01976 STAINED GLASS WL Excavation Elgin Museum  
01976 POTTERY COUNTER WL Excavation Elgin Museum  
01976 MEDIEVAL JUG WL Excavation Elgin Museum  
01976 MOULD FRAGMENTS WL Excavation Elgin Museum  
01976 CRUCIBLE FRAGMENTS WL Excavation Elgin Museum  
01976 IRON AGE POTTERY WL Excavation Elgin Museum  

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
POTTERY BEAUVAISY100
GLASSSTAINED-GLASS Z100
GLASS PAINTEDAA100
POTTERY  A100
HEARTHSMETAL-WORKING B100
CRUCIBLES FRAGMENTC100
MOULDSCLAYFRAGMENTD100
POTTERY  E100
COMBSWOODEN F100
SLAGIRON G100
FRAGMENTSGLASSSTAINEDH100
BUCKETSWOODEN I100
BOOTSLEATHERREMAINS OFJ100
KEYSIRON K100
CLOTHWOOLLEN L100
BONES ANIMALM100
BONES FISHN100
SHELLS  O100
NUTS HAZELP100
INSECTS REMAINS OFQ100
HOUSESWOODENREMAINS OFR100
WALLSWATTLE & DAUB S100
DITCHESBOUNDARY T100
COUNTERSCLAYFIREDU100
WELLS  V100
POTTERY  W100
FURNITUREKILN X100