Find Spot record MHG18619 - Findspot of strap end from Ashaig, Skye

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Grid reference Centred NG 6869 2420 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NG62SE
Geographical Area SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish STRATH

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A finely decorated bronze strap-end was found by Martin Wildgoose, Dunan, in a rabbit scrape in the churchyard at Ashaig. The strap-end is elaborately decorated on both sides with pellet, interlace and foliate based designs, suggesting an 11th century AD date. It has been deposited with Dualchas, Skye and Lochalsh Museums Service. Accn No: 1994.1.
Sponsors: Dualchas, Skye & Lochalsh District Council & Museums Service, National Museum of Antiquities.
Dualchas 1994g.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Article: Dualchas. 1994. 'Ashaig (Strath parish): strap-end', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1994, p.43. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 43. 43; photograph: fig. 21.

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Mar 12 2012 3:47PM

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