Find Spot record MAB46564 - INNESMILL
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Summary
An Iron Age copper alloy enamelled domed mount, discovered through metal detecting.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2880 6390 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ26SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Urquhart |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
An Iron Age copper alloy enamelled domed mount, discovered through metal detecting. Low hollow dome topped by a rounded knob, with two circumferential fields of enamel, originally in three colours but one has decayed. The upper field alternates blue and the lost colour, the lower yellow and the lost colour. Much of the original edge is lost, but a small rectangular-sectioned rivet is preserved in one area. Alloy: leaded bronze, trace Zn, As, Ag, Sb. Dimensions D: 31mm, H: 13mm. Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT91/97) and allocated to Elgin Museum.
HUNTER, F, 1999, DES : INNESMILL, 64 (Bibliographic reference). SAB822.
ENAMELLED MOUNT
HUNTER, F, 2007, NEW LIGHT ON IRON AGE MASSIVE ARMLETS. IN PSAS 136 (2006), 135-160 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5981.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ26SE101;
- NRHE Numlink: 157519;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ26SE0078;
- Treasure Trove: 4192;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/157519 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 11 2025 12:53PM
