Find Spot record MAB46182 - CULBIN SANDS
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Summary
Two fragments of partially melted glass bangles from Culbin Sands.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9999 6302 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH96SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Dyke and Moy |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Two fragments of partially melted glass bangles from Culbin Sands. One had been made of translucent ice-blue core glass that was covered with cobalt blue and opaque yellow glass in oblique fashion. Another is made of translucent blue-green glass decorated on the apex with three widely spaced twisted cords. Two cords are made by twisting rods of opaque white and cobalt blue glass in anticlockwise manner. The third cord is made from opaque white and what appears to be purple glass, twisted in clockwise manner. The latter fragment is fused with the northeast Scottish spiral yellow bead. The first fragment belongs to Kilbride-Jones Type 1, the second to Type 2. Date of the bangles is Roman Scottish Iron Age.
Period Notes
The first fragment belongs to Kilbride-Jones Type 1, the second to Type 2.
KILBRIDE-JONES, HE, 1938, PSAS 72(1937-8) 367-372, 367-372 (Bibliographic reference). SAB967.
STEVENSON, RBK, 1956, PSAS 88(1954-60) 208-218, 208-218 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1822.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ06SW17;
- NRHE Numlink: 15905;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ06SW0014;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/15905 (trove.scot link)
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Finds (4)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Jun 17 2022 4:11PM
