MHG8636 - Early Med Pin (marginal), Ross
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- FINDSPOT (Late Iron Age to Early Medieval - 2 AD to 1057 AD)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NUnlocated
RMS FC 238 Mushroom-headed pin of the type commonly dated to 5th and 6th centuries AD but continuing later. This example has a hipped shank.
L R Laing 1973.
The recording of this artefact on this map sheet is for convenience rather than locational attribution.
The pin is copper alloy (Foster 1989, no. 724). It is listed under Acc. No. FC 238 in the NMS catalogue. <1> <2>
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- 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. 69, No. 14.
- <1> SHG28279 Text/Publication: Foster, S. 1989. Aspects of the late Atlantic Iron Age (Ph.D. thesis). No. 724.
- <2> SHG28278 Dataset/Database File: National Museums Scotland. 2019. Highland Finds from the NMS Catalogue. National Museums Scotland. Digital. FC 238.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7000 7499 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH77SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | ROSSKEEN |
Finds (1)
- PIN (Late Iron Age to Early Medieval - 2 AD to 1057 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (1)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14569 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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