Monument record MHG3789 - Leys
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6850 4200 (14m by 14m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH64SE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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NH64SE 24 685 420.
(NH 685 420) In 1824, a Late Bronze Age gold torc (J M Coles 1962) was ploughed up in a field next to the chambered cairn at Leys (NH64SE 23) (J Fraser 1884). It was purchased at the time by a jeweller (J Barron 1903), but has since been lost, although a leaden model was lent to the Arch. Inst. Exhibition in Edinburgh, 1856, by the Inverness Museum.
J Barron 1903; J Fraser 1884; J M Coles 1962; Archaeol Inst Great Britain and Ireland 1859.
Neither the original, or facsimile, torc is in Inverness Museum.
Visited by OS (J L D) 23 March 1962.
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG1476 Text/Publication/Article: Coles, J M. 1962. ''Scottish Late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology'', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 93 1959-60, p.16-134. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 16-134. 92.
- --- SHG1913 Text/Publication/Volume: Archaeol Inst Great Britain Ireland. 1859. Catalogue of Antiquities, Works of Art and Historical Scottish Relics. 9.
- --- SHG1952 Text/Publication/Volume: Barron, J. 1903. The Northern Highlands in the nineteeth century: newspaper index and annals. 233.
- --- SHG537 Text/Publication/Article: Fraser, J. 1884. 'Descriptive notes on the stone circles of Strathnairn and neighbourhood of Inverness', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 18 1883-4, p.328-62. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 328-62. 355.
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2008 12:00AM
