Document record MAB51018 - LEPER HOUSE
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Summary
Site of a leper house.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2264 6264 (40m by 40m) Location only - Point |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ26SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Elgin |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of a leper house. There is a reference in 1391 to land called 'Septelflat' beside the houses of the lepers of Elgin. An entry in the burgh court book of 1649 mentions the 'Lyper lands' beyond the east end of the burgh. Foundations dug up in 1850 consisted of rounded stones and boulders in blue clay, as well as a number of human skeletons. An assessment was carried out in 1993 by SUAT. Only one potential Medieval deposit was found: a cultivation slot dated by a single piece of pottery. Several burials found in 1982 may be associated with this site (NJ26SW0049).
MACKINTOSH, HB, 1914, ELGIN PAST & PRESENT, 122-3 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1144.
EASSON, D, 1957, MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS HOUSES: SCOTLAND, 144 (Bibliographic reference). SAB440.
COLEMAN, R, 1993, DES : A96 EAST ROAD, TYOCK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, 40 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3852.
ASSESSMENT
SUAT, 1994, ELGIN BURGH SURVEY: ARCHAEOLOGICAL UPDATE, 15 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4738.
HALL, DW, 1998, THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF ELGIN: EXCAVATIONS ON LADYHILL AND IN THE HIGH STREET, & OVERVIEW OF THE BURGH . IN PSAS 128, 753-829, p.818 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5867.
CACHART, R, 2000, Gazetteer of Medieval Hospital Sites (Bibliographic reference). SAB3877.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ26SW17;
- NRHE Numlink: 16624;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ26SW0017;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/16624 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB1144 Bibliographic reference: MACKINTOSH, HB. 1914. ELGIN PAST & PRESENT. Y. 122-3.
- --- SAB3852 Bibliographic reference: COLEMAN, R. 1993. DES : A96 EAST ROAD, TYOCK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE. 40.
- --- SAB3877 Bibliographic reference: CACHART, R. 2000. Gazetteer of Medieval Hospital Sites. Y.
- --- SAB440 Bibliographic reference: EASSON, D. 1957. MEDIEVAL RELIGIOUS HOUSES: SCOTLAND. 144.
- --- SAB4738 Bibliographic reference: SUAT. 1994. ELGIN BURGH SURVEY: ARCHAEOLOGICAL UPDATE. 15.
- --- SAB5867 Bibliographic reference: HALL, DW. 1998. THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF ELGIN: EXCAVATIONS ON LADYHILL AND IN THE HIGH STREET, & OVERVIEW OF THE BURGH . IN PSAS 128, 753-829. Y. p.818.
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Record last edited
Dec 16 2021 2:45PM
