Minutes of the meeting of THE SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS ALLOCATION PANEL 10:45am, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF Present: Dr Evelyn Silber (Chair), Neil Curtis, Paul MacDonald, Jacob O Sullivan In attendance: Stuart Campbell (TTU), Dr Natasha Ferguson (TTU), Dr Natasha Ferguson took the minutes 1. Apologies Apologies from Dr Murray Cook, Dr Katie Stevenson, Dr Mary McLeod Rivett, Richard Welander 2. Chair Remarks Due to limited time, as a result of the Galloway Hoard allocation meeting running over, the Chair decided to prioritise recommendations for TT case allocation and ex gratia awards. All other business on the agenda will be dealt with by the TTU via email. 3. Cases In those instances where a case involved an institution to which a member of SAFAP belonged or had otherwise raised a possible conflict of interest, that individual was absent from the room for the discussion of allocation or determining the ex gratia award. NC for cases related to University of s and PM for case TT 186/16. KS was not present at the meeting. TT 213/16 - Panel to write to finder thanking them for waiving ex gratia award.. TT 202/16 Panel to write to finder thanking them for waiving ex gratia award. TT 255/16 Panel to write to finder thanking them for waiving ex gratia award.
New Cases Summary: Chance Finds: 64 Excavation assemblages: 19 Cases with competing Applications: 0 Cases with no applications (subsequently disclaimed) 2 Cases where museum accepts application in the absence of a local museum applying- 8 Case list in order of Local Authority: Chance Finds TT No Description Ex Gratia Local Authority TT.188/16 Late Bronze Age 200 shire Socketed Axehead, Lonmay s TT.251/16 Lithic Assemblage, 150 shire Durris s TT.181/16 Three Medieval Objects, 85 The Meffan Angus TT.183/16 Oathlaw Medieval Harness Decoration Tannadice 75 The Meffan Angus TT.194/16 TT.197/16 TT.206/16 TT.207/16 TT.218/16 TT.249/16 TT.250/16 Romano-British Wirral- Type Bar Brooch, Montrose Romano-British Trumpet Brooch, Montrose Medieval And Later Assemblage, Usan Early Medieval Silver Gilt Ring Bezel, Montrose Stone Spindle Whorl, Middlebie Earl Modern Lead District Seal, Kirkintilloch Romanesque Zoomorphic Pin, 65 Montrose Angus 25 Montrose Angus 85 Montrose Angus 2500 Montrose Angus 20 Dumfries Dumfries & Galloway 50 Auld Kirk East Dunbartonshire 195 East Lothian Service East Lothian
TT.185/16 TT.176/16 TT.189/16 TT.195/16 TT.200/16 TT.211/16 Tyninghame Bronze Age Axehead Fragment, Eaglesham Medieval/Early Modern Silver Dress Accessory, Kirkcaldy Bronze Age Flat Axehead Fragment, Cardenden Romano-British Trumpet Brooch, Dairsie Middle Bronze Age Chisel/Axehead Fragment, Dunfermline Late Medieval/Early Modern Gold Finger Ring, Kingsbarns 15 Kelvingrove & Art Gallery 250 Kirkcaldy Galleries 50 Kirkcaldy Galleries 25 St Andrews 15 Dunfermline 650 St Andrews East Renfrewshire TT.229/16 Fragment of Roman silver, Dairsie 1100 National s Scotland TT.252/16 Silver ingot, Kingsbarns 25 St Andrews TT.179/16 Silver Pin From 35 Inverness Brooch, Muir of Ord TT.187/16 Early Bronze Age Flat Axehead, Evanton 150 Inverness TT.192/16 TT.193/16 TT.199/16 TT.201/16 TT.204/16 TT.214/16 TT.215/16 TT.216/16 TT.219/16 Bronze Age Barbed & Tanged Arrowhead, Fiskavaig Steatite Spindle Whorl, Auldearn Late Bronze Age Gold Penannular Ring, Cromarty 17th Century Coin Hoard, Bonar Bridge Post- Medieval Seal Matrix, Castle Stuart Muir of Ord Napoleonic Shoulder Belt Plate, Muir of Ord Medieval or Later Brooch Pin, Evanton Medieval Annular Brooch, Whitebridge 85 of the Isles 35 Inverness 350 Cromarty Courthouse 590 Tain 45 Inverness 125 Inverness 200 Inverness 15 Inverness 20 Inverness
TT.220/16 TT.221/16 TT.222/16 TT.223/16 Two Post-Medieval Military Artefacts, Whitebridge Medieval Annular Brooch, Castle Stuart Napoleonic Military Button, Culbokie Fragment Of Annular Brooch, Culbokie 30 Inverness 35 Inverness 25 Inverness 15 Inverness TT.175/16 Medieval Annular Brooch, Nine Mile Burn 50 East Lothian Council s Service Midlothian TT.217/16 TT.230/16 TT.231/16 TT.232/16 TT.233/16 TT.234/16 TT.235/16 TT.210/16 TT.174/16 TT.178/16 TT.180/16 TT.182/16 TT.184/16 TT.208/16 TT.209/16 TT.213/16 Assemblage Of Medieval Spindle Whorls, Temple Medieval harness mount, Urquhart Medieval seal matrix, Duffus Three medieval & later finds, Covesea Medieval & later assemblage, Duffus Medieval & later assemblage, Elgin Medieval & later assemblage, Spynie 17th century Coin Forgery, Chapelhall Scone Medieval Heraldic Mount, Burrelton Prehistoric Stone Pestle, Dunning Medieval Harness Pendant, Rait 2 Early Bronze Age Flat Axeheads, Errol Medieval Papal Bulla, Abernethy Post-Medieval Lead Mould And Casting, Crieff Romano-British Trumpet Brooch, Loch Leven 225 East Lothian Council s Service Midlothian 275 Elgin Moray 850 Elgin Moray 65 Elgin Moray 500 Elgin Moray 450 Elgin Moray 200 Elgin Moray 165 Hunterian * 65 National s 150 National s 25 National s 225 Perth & 200 Perth & 125 Perth & 50 Perth & Waived Perth & North Lanarkshire
TT.196/16 Romano-British Bow Brooch, Crieff 25 Perth & Perth and Kinross TT.177/16 TT.186/16 TT.190/16 TT.191/16 TT.198/16 TT.202/16 TT.203/16 TT.212/16 TT.253/16 TT.254/16 TT.255/16 TT.205/16 Medieval Silver Brooch, Drumelzier Bronze Age Spearhead, Leadburn 2 Fragments Bronze Age Metalwork, Hawick Bronze Age Spearhead, Ayton Early Bronze Age Flat Axehead, Hawick Prehistoric Stone Cobble Tool, Newstead Duns Earlston Assemblage of Roman objects, Melrose Fragment of Late Bronze Age axehead, Melrose Assemblage of Roman/Iron Age objects, Hawick Two Early Historic Mounts, Sumburgh 500 Tweeddale Scottish 200 Tweeddale Scottish 30 National s Scottish 200 Coldstream Scottish 100 National s Scottish Waived National s Scottish 275 Coldstream Scottish 35 Disclaimed Scottish 700 National s Scottish Scotland 15 National s Scottish Waived Trimontium Trust Scottish 500 Shetland & Archives Shetland *accepting in place of no local application Excavation Assemblages TT. No Description Local Authority TT.242/16 Prehistoric Excavation Assemblage (Mas shire 2015-12), Kintore TT.243/16 TT.244/16 TT.245/16 Prehistoric Excavation Assemblage (Mas 2016-20), Stonehaven Prehistoric Excavation Assemblage (Mas 2013-28), Mintlaw Bronze Age To Medieval Excavation (Mas 2015-35), Inverurie s s s s shire shire shire TT.246/16 Early Neolithic Excavation Assemblage shire
TT.247/16 TT.248/16 TT.225/16 (Mas 2013-29), Kintore Post Medieval Excavation Assemblage (Mas 2016-01), Urquhart Prehistoric Excavation Assemblage (Mas 2014-37), Kintore Post-medieval to modern excavation assemblage (GORE14), 396-410 Gorgie Roa s Elgin s of Edinburgh Moray shire City of Edinburgh TT.226/16 Medieval to Modern excavation assemblage (LBFE14), Lochrin Basin of Edinburgh City of Edinburgh TT.227/16 Old High School, Edinburgh (OHSE12) of Edinburgh TT.228/16 Medieval to Modern excavation The Stewartry assemblage (WHCE08), Whithorn TT.236/16 Early Neolithic Excavation Assemblage, Biggar Biggar s Trust TT.237/16 18th-19th Century Excavation Biggar Assemblage, Daer Reservoir s Trust TT.238/16 Post Medieval Excavation Assemblage, Biggar Daer Reservoir s Trust TT.239/16 Post Medieval Excavation Assemblage, Biggar Daer Valley s Trust TT.240/16 Post Medieval Excavation Assemblage, Biggar Daer Resevoir s Trust TT.241/16 Post Medieval Excavation Assemblage, Biggar Cowgill Glen s Trust TT.224/16 Medieval to Modern excavation Disclaimed assemblage (GHSS08), Glenbervie House TT.256/16 Roman Excavation Assemblage, Birrens Dumfries City of Edinburgh Dumfries & Galloway Stirling Dumfries & Galloway 4. AOCB No business was raised. END OF MINUTES