MHG2612 - Coin Hoard, Fort Augustus
Summary
Findspot of Fort Augustus hoard.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Roman to Late Iron Age - 79 AD to 560 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
(Area: NH 381091) "A letter from an officer at Perth, dated May 2, says "Last week I was out with a command to Fort Augustus, where some part of the fortifications are repairing. Whilst there, some labourers in digging a trench, found an earthen urn, of a blue colour, with about 300 pieces of coin, of mixed metal, some a little larger than our halfpence, and the others the size of farthings. They appear to me to be all of the Emperor Dioclesian".
Scots Magazine 1767
"It seems very unlikely that all three hundred coins can have belonged to one emperor, and the account of the sizes is not very satisfactory. Still, there seems to be no sufficient reason for declining to accept the substantial accuracy of the story".
G Macdonald 1918
There is no knowledge of this find at St.Benedict's Abbey, formerly Fort Augustus (See NH 30 NE 6.) Visited by OS (N K B) 28 April 1964.
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SHG1122 Text/Publication/Article: Hanson and Maxwell, W S and G S. 1983. 'Minor enclosures on the Antonine Wall at Wilderness Plantation', Britannia Vol. 14 1983, p.227-43. Britannia. 227-43. 141.
- --- SHG1715 Text/Publication/Article: Robertson, A S. 1975. 'The Romans in north Britain: the coin evidence' Vol. II 1975, p.364-426. 364-426. 411, 423.
- --- SHG3049 Text/Publication/Article: Anon. 1767. 'Affairs in Scotland', Scots Mag, p.326. Scots Mag. 326. 326.
- --- SHG3161 Text/Publication/Article: Robertson, A S. 1978. The circulation of Roman coins in North Britain: the evidence of hoards and site-finds from Scotland. 186-216. 209.
- --- SHG63 Text/Publication/Article: Macdonald, G. 1918. 'A sculptured relief of the Roman period at Colinton', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, Vol 52 (1917-18), pp 38-48. p 274.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 3810 0910 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH30NE |
| Civil Parish | BOLESKINE AND ABERTARFF |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Finds (2)
- COIN HOARD (Roman - 79 AD to 409 AD)
- VESSEL (Iron Age - 550 BC to 560 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12206 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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