MHG8516 - Pin, Fendom Sands
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (CULTURE 800; CULTURE 1300; , Norse - 800 AD to 1300 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Laing (1973) provenances pin that is held under RMS accession number BK 117 as from Sliganach, Kildonan, South Uist (NF72NW 14).
However 1892 Catalogue places its discovery on Fendom Sands. The pin is of disc-headed type, with fillets below the head. The head of this example is decorated with a cross-pattern composed of punched dots; on reverse there is a circle of punched dots, and a central dot. The type is probably of Viking date.
L R Laing 1973; NMAS 1892.
Identifed as copper alloy in Sally Foster's thesis. <1>
One of 30 pins acquired by the NMS in 1891 from Hugh Miller. See MHG60225 for other finds from Fendom sands. <2>
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG1344 Text/Publication/Article: Laing, L R. 1973. 'People and pins in Dark Age Scotland' in Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc Vol. 50 (1973), pp 53-71. 70, No. 35.
- --- SHG2591 Text/Publication/Volume: NMAS. 1892. Catalogue of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. 95.
- <1> SHG28279 Text/Publication: Foster, S. 1989. Aspects of the late Atlantic Iron Age (Ph.D. thesis).
- <2> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. BK 117.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 8200 8200 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH88SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | TAIN |
Finds (1)
- PIN (Norse - 800 AD to 1300 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/15325 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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