Summary

Nail fragment, one of a collection of miscellaneous surface finds from Traprain Law, East Lothian

Accession Number

X.1994.5.11

Other references

Original description

[One of] Miscellaneous surface finds from Traprain Law (GV 1587-1599). DB 1993/28. ORF: IDENTIFICATION - Classification Number: X.GV 1587-1599. Other numbers: ARCH DB 1993/28. Object Name: Collection of miscellaneous surface finds from Traprain Law, East Lothian. Description: Surface collection of material from exposed area to E of trig point, in area of rectangular building: X.1994.5.1 (X.GV 1587): molten glass droplet (highly corroded). X.1994.5.2 (X.GV 1588): molten glass droplet. X.1994.5.3 (X.GV 1589): glass droplet. X.1994.5.4 (X.GV 1590): wall sherd of pottery – possibly Medieval. X.1994.5.5 (X.GV 1591): wall sherd of pottery, possibly Medieval. X.1994.5.6 (X.GV 1592): metal nail. X.1994.5.7 (X.GV 1593): headless metal tack. X.1994.5.8 (X.GV 1594): nail fragment. X.1994.5.9 (X.GV 1595): nail fragment. X.1994.5.10 (X.GV 1596): nail fragment. X.1994.5.11 (X.GV 1597): nail fragment. X.1994.5.12 (X.GV 1598): nail fragment. X.1994.5.13 (X.GV 1599): nail fragment. FIELD COLLECTION - Place: Traprain Law, Prestonkirk, East Lothian. Grid Reference: NT 581 746. Method: Surface finds. Circumstances of Discovery / Notes: Surface collection of material from exposed area to E of trig point, in area of rectangular building, on the summit of Traprain Law. Registered / Completed By: Trevor Cowie. Date: June 2006.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Traprain Law, East Lothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1994

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

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