MHG2904 - Possible Bronze Brooch - Mains of Croy

Summary

Flat bronze ornament, possibly a penannular brooch.

Type and Period (1)

FINDSPOT (Early Medieval - 561 AD to 1057 AD?)

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Full Description

A portion of a flat bronze ornament not unlike the shape of a penannular brooch was exhibited at the NMAS in January 1886. It was found on the farm of Mains of Croy, but not in the same place as the Croy Hoard (NH74NE 13) with which there is no known connection.
A Ross 1886.

There is no local knowledge of this object, either at Mains of Croy or Croy village.
Visited by OS (N K B) 14 August 1964.

Sources/Archives (1)

--- SHG1272 Text/Publication/Article: Ross, A. 1886. 'Notice of the discovery of portions of two penannular brooches of silver, with beads of glass and amber, and a silver coin of Coenwulf, King of Mercia (AD 795-818), at Mains of Croy, Inverness-shire', Proc Soc Antiq Scot Vol. 20 1885-6, p.91-6. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 91-6. 96.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 7900 4899 (4m by 4m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH74NE
Civil Parish	CROY AND DALCROSS
Geographical Area	INVERNESS

Finds (1)

PENANNULAR BROOCH? (Early Medieval - 561 AD? to 1057 AD?)

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/14149 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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