Moray HER - NJ26SW0117 - ELGIN CATHEDRAL/ROAD

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ26SW0117
Name	ELGIN CATHEDRAL/ROAD
NMRS Card No.	NJ26SW1
NMRS Numlink	75589
Site Form	Artefact
Site Condition	Incomplete
Details	Lead button found on disturbed ground on site of Bishop's houses south of Cathedral. It is flat with a stalk at the back, as for a button or fastener and embossed on the front with a border of diagonal lines and centre motif of circles and lines. It is diameter 36mm, thickness 10mm.
Last Update	22/08/2023

National Grid Reference: NJ 2219 6299

Easting: 318050, Northing: 832000

Compiler	CS
Date of Compilation

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type
1905	Metal Detecting

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
10	1989	LEAD BUTTON	MR	Metal Detecting		Personal Possession

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
BUTTONS	LEAD	DECORATED	A	100

Google Map for NJ26SW0117

National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Editor	Published	Details	Date M	Date Y
04818	DES	C SANGSTER	1992			CSA. EDINBURGH	39		1992

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Elgin
Positional Accuracy	Location only
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Automated
Capture Scale	Unknown
Spatial Feature Type	Point

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	15
Geology
Topography	Flat
Aspect 1	NE
Aspect 2
Current Land Use	Urban
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

Measurements

Plan
Shape 1
Shape 2
Diameter	0.03
Length
Width
Thickness	0.01
Depth
Area
Height

Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Medieval (1100 - 1560 AD)	A	100

Period Notes

Period Notes

1400 - 1600 AD

Architect Details

Architect Details

Maritime Archaeology

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