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The 1857 Law Farm Hoard

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2011

John M. Coles
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In the spring of 1857 a ploughman on The Law Farm, in the parish of Urquhart, Morayshire, Scotland, turned up a group of gold ornaments. The exact number of objects is uncertain, and the relics were widely dispersed. This paper records the results of an attempt to discover the whereabouts of the surviving pieces, and makes some suggestions about the significance of the find. Although a considerable number of the torcs have been located, several still remain hidden to view, and it is one of the purposes of this paper to publicize the find in the hope that the missing objects will be identified and made known. I would be grateful for any information which could be sent to me at the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge.

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Research Article
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The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 48 , Issue 2 , September 1968 , pp. 163 - 174
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1968

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page 163 note 1 In 1885 The Law tumulus itself was excavated, and yielded a beaker and bone pendants from a central cist with inhumation. No plan or section was published, and the report occupies one page in the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, xxvi (1891–2), 67Google Scholar.

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page 174 note 1 In millimetres, the average of four measurements.

page 174 note 2 In grams.