Find Spot record MAB49553 - BRECHIN CHURCHYARD
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Summary
A hoard of silver spoons and coins discovered in March 1785 while 'digging a grave near the principal entry to the churchyard'.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5900 6005 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO56SE |
| Civil Parish | Brechin |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A hoard of silver spoons and coins discovered in March 1785 while 'digging a grave near the principal entry to the churchyard'. The finds comprised six silver spoons and an unrecorded number of silver pennies of Alexander III, Edward I and Edward II. The spoons, dated by the coins as 14th century types, and six of the coins are now in the Royal Museum Scotland, the remainder were dispersed and are lost.
Period Notes
The coins date from the reigns of Alexander III (1249-1286), Edward I (1272-1307), Edward II (1307-1327).
Archaeol Scot, 1831, Archaeol Scot 3, Vol.3, 41-2 (appendix 2) (Bibliographic reference). SAB10756.
Lindsay, J, 1845, [Untitled], 262 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4981.
Curle, A O, 1924, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 58, 107 (Bibliographic reference). SAB11815.
How, G E P, 1935, Proc Soc Antiq Scot 69, 138-57 (Bibliographic reference). SAB12206.
Thompson, J D A, 1956, [Untitled], No.55 (Bibliographic reference). SAB10267.
Metcalf, D M, 1977, Brit Archaeol Rep Brit Ser 45, 32, No.62 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6947.
GOURLAY, R, 1977c, HISTORIC BRECHIN, 10 (Bibliographic reference). SAB2586.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO56SE49;
- NRHE Numlink: 35099;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO56SE0049;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/35099 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (7)
- --- SAB10267 Bibliographic reference: Thompson, J D A. 1956. [Untitled]. No.55.
- --- SAB10756 Bibliographic reference: Archaeol Scot. 1831. Archaeol Scot 3. Vol.3, 41-2 (appendix 2).
- --- SAB11815 Bibliographic reference: Curle, A O. 1924. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 58. 107.
- --- SAB12206 Bibliographic reference: How, G E P. 1935. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 69. 138-57.
- --- SAB2586 Bibliographic reference: GOURLAY, R. 1977c. HISTORIC BRECHIN. Y. 10.
- --- SAB4981 Bibliographic reference: Lindsay, J. 1845. [Untitled]. 262.
- --- SAB6947 Bibliographic reference: Metcalf, D M. 1977. Brit Archaeol Rep Brit Ser 45. 32, No.62.
Finds (7)
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Record last edited
Jan 3 2024 5:45PM
