Find Spot record MHG3828 - C14 Coin Hoard, Blackfriars, Inverness

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Grid reference Centred NH 6639 4559 (4m by 4m) (Buffered by site type)
Map sheet NH64NE
Old County INVERNESS-SHIRE
Civil Parish INVERNESS AND BONA
Geographical Area INVERNESS

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(Area 664456) In 1824, a mid-14th c. hoard containing upwards of 3000 silver pennies, was found at a depth of about 12" close by Greyfriars (Blackfriars) churchyard, Inverness.
Many were English - Henry III., Edwards II and III., and the remainder Scottish, chiefly Alexander III., Robert I and David II. The earthenware jar containing the hoard was broken at the time of finding and some of the coins lost.
J Barron 1903.

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  • --- Text/Publication/Volume: Barron, J. 1903. The Northern Highlands in the nineteeth century: newspaper index and annals. 249.

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Jan 28 2008 12:00AM

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