Find Spot record 368 - STEINISH, LEWIS
Summary
Location
Grid reference | NB 44900 33900 (point) |
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Map sheet | NB43SW |
Island | Lewis |
Parish | STORNOWAY, Western Isles |
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Full Description
NB43SW 4 449 339.
Steinish Treasure Trove. In April or May 1876 some boys found in a peat moss at Steinish a rotten horn containing 26 coins of Francis and Mary, Mary, and James VI. The coins were sent to Exchequer the following June but their ultimate disposal is not stated.
G Sim 1878.
G Sim, 1876-8, Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 306 (Bibliographic reference). SWE6674.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SWE6674 Bibliographic reference: G Sim. 1876-8. Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 12. 306-7. 306.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jul 28 2005 2:24PM