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Rattray 2 Fragments Of Scrap
Rattray 2 Fragments Of Scrap
Rattray 2 Fragments Of Scrap

Rattray 2 Fragments Of Scrap

Date12th-13th Century/15th-16th Century
Object NameScrap
Mediumiron
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
DimensionsLarger: 4.2cm
Smaller: 27mm
AcquisitionTransferred in 1994 from Historic Scotland.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS028198
About MeSite: Rattray
NGR: NK 088 579
Place: Aberdeenshire
Ctext / Per: Period I / III Phase 1 / 5 CAS168
Meth / Date: Excavation 1985 - 1990
By: H&C Murray
No: 652
Desc: Two fragments of scrap iron. The larger covered with a copper alloy coating suggesting that iron may have been plated on site.


Publication: Excavations at rattray, aberdeenshire, h k murray & j c murray. medieval archaeology vol.xxxvii 1993, p175, cat.20
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