MHG8570 - Coin hoard in cairn, Rosemarkie
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- CAIRN (Post Medieval - 1560 AD to 1900 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH75NW 4 73 57.
'In 1787 several silver coins were found in a small cairn of stones near Rosemarkie. They were mostly shillings of Queen Elizabeth, with a mixture of other coins, and particularly some of the time of James I and Charles I'. The cairns lay between Glen Urquhart farm and Rosemarkie.
A J Beaton 1885.
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Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7300 5699 (14m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH75NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | ROSEMARKIE |
Finds (1)
- COIN HOARD (Undated)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14358 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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