Minutes of the meeting of
THE SCOTTISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS ALLOCATION PANEL
10:45am, Thursday 27th October 2016
Present: Dr Evelyn Silber (Chair), Neil Curtis, Dr Murray Cook (via Skype), Jilly Burns (NMS), Paul MacDonald, Richard Welander (HES), Mary McLeod Rivett
In attendance: Stuart Campbell (TTU), Dr Natasha Ferguson (TTU), Andrew Brown (QLTR Solicitor). Dr Natasha Ferguson took the minutes
1. Apologies
Apologies from Jacob O’Sullivan (MGS).
2. Chair Remarks
The Chair informed the panel that the QLTR had received a response from SG to a letter highlighting issues relating to increasing numbers of disclaimed cases. It was agreed the points would be discussed further at the Annual Review Meeting on 14th November.
The panel agreed to form a sub-committee (of NC, JB, RW & AB) to deal with revisions of the Code of Practice in relation to multiple applications.
The next date of the panel meeting confirmed as Thursday 23rd March 2017.
Further dates in 2017 to be proposed. It is proposed that the number of meetings is reduced to three by combining the Annual Review meeting with a panel meeting. This will be discussed at the next Annual Review meeting on 14th November 2016. 3. Discussion of Galloway Hoard, valuations and timescales
JB (NMS) was absent from this discussion.
The panel were updated on the current status of the Galloway Hoard, including projected timescales for allocation. The panel also discussed the criteria for assessing the valuations.
The 31st January 2017 was agreed as a proposed date to hold an extraordinary SAFAP meeting in relation to allocating the Galloway Hoard.
*AP SC to write to museums informing them of timescales and the proposed date of 31st January 2017.
4. Cases
In those instances where a case involved an institution to which a member of SAFAP belonged, that individual was absent from the room for the discussion of allocation or determining the ex gratia award. This included JB for any allocations related to NMS and NC for cases related to University of Aberdeen Museums.
Finders had submitted additional paperwork to the panel for case TT 112/16, TT 115/16 & TT 117/16 regarding the ex gratia award which the panel considered along with the information sourced by the TTU.
TT 117/16 - Panel to write to finder explaining criteria regarding ex gratia award.
TT 172/16 – Panel to write to finder thanking them for waiving ex gratia award.
New Cases
Summary:
Chance Finds: 72 Excavation assemblages: 26
Cases with competing Applications: 0
Cases with no applications – 4
*accepting in place of no application
Case list in order of Local Authority:
Chance Finds
TT No Description Ex Gratia Museum Local Authority TT/95/16 Fragment LBA £15 University of Aberdeenshire Socketed Axehead, Aberdeen Echt Museums
TT.160/16 Medieval seal matrix, £175 Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Insch Museums Service TT.161/16 Medieval strap end, £65 Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Kildrummy Castle Museums Service TT/88/16 Neolithic Polished £120 Arbroath Signal Angus Stone Axehead, Tower Museum Kilgennie
TT.162/16 Medieval & later £1000 Arbroath Signal Angus assemblage, East Tower Museum Haven TT.164/16 Medieval gold finger £4000 Kirriemuir Angus ring, Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum TT.166/16 Medieval annular £35 Montrose Museum Angus brooch, Usan TT/118/16 Iron Age bead, £25 The Meffan Angus Tannadice Museum TT.134/16 Medieval harness £35 The Meffan Angus pendant, Forfar Museum TT/119/16 Post Medieval rotary £100 Campbeltown Argyll & Bute quern, Museum Glenbarr TT.151/16 Medieval finger ring, £350 Bute Museum Argyll & Bute Isle of Bute TT/115/16 William the Lion £4464 Museum of City of silver medieval Edinburgh Edinburgh penny, Ratho TT/89/16 Neolithic Polished £120 Dumfries Museum Dumfries & Stone Axehead, Galloway Heathhall TT/117/16 Roman gold coin, £4550 Dumfries Museum Dumfries & Kilpatrick-Fleming Galloway TT/120/16 Galloway Hoard Enquires to Deferred Dumfries & TTU Galloway TT.157/16 Post-medieval weight £100 Stewartry Museum Dumfries & set, Carsphairn Galloway TT/112/16 Medieval silver £4500 Stewartry Museum Dumfries & penny, Kirkcudbright Galloway TT/114/16 William the Lion £3000 Stewartry Museum Dumfries & silver medieval Galloway penny, Kirkcudbright TT/110/16 Medieval silver £65 Dick Institute East Ayrshire finger ring and Museum and Art mount, Galston Gallery TT/103/16 Romano-British £25 East Lothian East Lothian trumpet brooch, Council Museums Aberlady Service TT/171/16 Two Lead Projectiles, £30 East Lothian East Lothian Prestonpans Council Museums Service TT/172/16 Two Lead Projectiles, Waived East Lothian East Lothian Prestonpans Council Museums Service TT/173/16 One Lead Projectile £45 East Lothian East Lothian And Two Artefacts, Council Museums Prestonpans Service
TT/111/16 Post-medieval gold £600 NMS* Falkirk finger ring, Falkirk TT/92/16 MBA Flanged £300 Kirkcaldy Fife Axehead, Leslie Museum & Art Gallery TT/109/16 Assemblage of £65 Kirkcaldy Fife medieval & later Museum & Art finds, Leslie Gallery TT.136/16 Medieval hunting £100 Kirkcaldy Fife leash swivel, Leslie Museum & Art Gallery TT/94/16 EBA Flat Axehead, £150 Pittencrieff House Fife Cowdenbeath Museum TT.158/16 Medieval harness £65 St Andrews Fife pendant Boarhills Museum TT/170/16 Hoard Of Roman £4000 National Museums Fife Silver, Dairsie Scotland TT/97/16 Roman Brooch, £25 Historylinks Highland Golspie, Highland Museum TT/105/16 Assemblage of £45 Historylinks Highland medieval & later Museum finds, Dornoch
TT/106/16 Assemblage of £65 Historylinks Highland medieval & later Museum finds, Skibo TT/107/16 Assemblage of £45 Historylinks Highland medieval & later Museum finds, Camore TT/108/16 Assemblage of £20 Historylinks Highland medieval & later Museum finds, Skibo TT/116/16 Medieval coin hoard, £890 Dunbeath Heritage Highland John O’Groats Centre TT.140/16 Battle-related £85 Inverness Museum Highland assemblage, Culloden and Art Gallery TT.141/16 3 x lead projectiles, £45 Inverness Museum Highland Culloden and Art Gallery TT.142/16 Lead projectile, £15 Inverness Museum Highland Culloden and Art Gallery TT.143/16 Lead projectile, £15 Inverness Museum Highland Culloden and Art Gallery TT.144/16 Lead projectile, £15 Inverness Museum Highland Culloden and Art Gallery TT.145/16 Musket furniture, £15 Inverness Museum Highland Culloden and Art Gallery TT.146/16 Lead projectile, £15 Inverness Museum Highland Culloden and Art Gallery TT.147/16 Lead projectile, £15 Inverness Museum Highland Culloden and Art Gallery TT/102/16 Romano-British £65 National Museums Midlothian trumpet brooch, Scotland Temple
TT.163/16 Medieval harness £35 National Museums Midlothian pendant, Fala Scotland TT.131/16 Early Historic strap £100 North Ayrshire North Ayrshire end & medieval Heritage Centre buckle West Kilbride TT.135/16 Post-medieval fob £65 North Ayrshire North Ayrshire seal, West Kilbride Heritage Centre TT.093/16 Fragment LBA £15 Perth Museum & Perth & Kinross Socketed Axehead, Art Gallery Scotlandwell
TT.096/16 Fragment LBA £15 Perth Museum & Perth & Kinross Socketed Axehead, Art Gallery Crieff TT.098/16 Romano-British £55 Perth Museum & Perth and Kinross fantail brooch, Art Gallery Bankfoot, Perth and Kinross
TT.100/16 Romano-British £25 Perth Museum & Perth and Kinross headstud brooch & Art Gallery Roman coin, Meigle TT.104/16 Iron Age finger ring £75 Perth Museum & Perth and Kinross fragment, Port Moak Art Gallery TT.132/16 Medieval finger ring, £35 Perth Museum & Perth & Kinross Comrie Art Gallery TT.133/16 Medieval heraldic £135 Perth Museum & Perth & Kinross pendant Muthill Art Gallery TT.138/16 Medieval zoomorphic £35 Perth Museum & Perth & Kinross buckle, Auctherarder Art Gallery TT.139/16 Post-medieval £25 Perth Museum & Perth & Kinross brooch, Comrie Art Gallery TT.150/16 Early Modern £250 Perth Museum & Perth & Kinross shoulder-belt plate, Art Gallery Crieff TT.154/16 Fragment of medieval £15 Perth Museum & Perth & Kinross annular brooch, Art Gallery Pitlochry TT.155/16 Medieval enamelled £50 Disclaim Perth & Kinross mount, Loch Leven TT.165/16 Four Medieval £125 NMS* Perth & Kinross objects, Inchture TT.148/16 Medieval lead £25 Disclaim Renfrewshire projectile, Langbank TT.149/16 First World War £60 Hunterian Renfrewshire propaganda medal, Museum and Art Houston Gallery* TT/91/16 Fragment LBA £15 Tweeddale Scottish Borders Socketed Axehead, Museum Drumelzier TT/99/16 Iron Age button loop £35 Trimontium Scottish Borders fastener, Melrose Museum Melrose
TT/101/16 Romano-British £85 Trimontium Scottish Borders trumpet brooch, Museum Melrose Hawick TT/113/16 17th century weight £125 NMS* Scottish Borders set, Earlston TT.152/16 Fragment of medieval £35 NMS* Scottish Borders figurine, Minto TT.153/16 Iron Age mount, £75 NMS* Scottish Borders Minto
TT.159/16 Medieval harness £400 NMS* Scottish Borders pendant & spindle whorl, Kelso TT.156/16 Medieval or post- £65 Rozelle House South Ayrshire medieval toy Museum & cauldron, Coylton Gallery
TT/90/16 Fragment Cup & £50 Smith Museum & Stirling Ring Mark Stone, Art Gallery Blairlogie TT.137/16 Post-medieval weight £125 West Lothian West Lothian set, Council Museums Pumpherston Service
Excavation Assemblages
TT No Description Location Museum Local Authority TT/082/16 Early Neolithic University of Aberdeenshire Excavation Aberdeen Assemblage Maidencraig, Lang Museums Stracht (CA122) TT/076/16 Prehistoric To Angus Museums Angus Modern Excavation Powmyre Quarry, Assemblage Glamis (PQG07) TT/079/16 Multi-Period Mull Museum Argyll & Bute Excavation Kilninian, Isle of Assemblage Mull (166) TT/080/16 Multi-Period Mull Museum Argyll & Bute Excavation Baliscate, Isle of Assemblage Mull (182) TT/121/16 Prehistoric Kilmartin Argyll & Bute Excavation Ormaig, North Museum Assemblage Knapdale, TT/122/16 Post Medieval Kilmartin Argyll & Bute Excavation Robbers Den, Museum Assemblage South Knapdale, TT/123/16 Modern Excavation Craiglass, South Kilmartin Argyll & Bute Assemblage Knapdale, Museum TT/124/16 Early Modern Dunollie Museum Argyll & Bute Excavation Dunollie Carpark, Assemblage Oban, TT/125/16 Modern Excavation Kilmartin Argyll & Bute Assemblage Museum Taynish Mill, North Knapdale, TT/126/16 Post Medieval Kilmartin Argyll & Bute Excavation Loch Losgunn, Museum Assemblage North Knapdale, TT/127/16 Post Medieval Kilmartin Argyll & Bute Excavation Museum Assemblage
Lagan, North Knapdale, TT/129/16 Bronze Age To The McManus: City of Dundee Modern Excavation Dundee’s Art Assemblage Gallery and Museum
Dundee West, (3467) TT/077/16 Medieval Excavation Wellington Place, Museum of City of Assemblage Leith (WPLE15) Edinburgh Edinburgh TT/168/16 Post-Medieval Museum of City of Excavation Parliament House, Edinburgh Edinburgh Assemblage Edinburgh TT/169/16 Post-Medieval Museum of City of Excavation University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Assemblage Edinburgh TT/075/16 Medieval To Modern Laigh Glenmuir Disclaim East Ayrshire Excavation Surface Mine, Assemblage Duncanziemere (DZMM10) TT/085/16 Medieval Excavation East Lothian East Lothian Assemblage Hallhill, Dunbar Council (RA13075) Museums Service TT/167/16 Roman Excavation Lewisvale Cricket National East Lothian Assemblage Pavilion, Museums Musselburgh Scotland TT/087/16 Modern Excavation Newton Mearns Disclaim East Assemblage Faith Schools, Renfrewshire Newtownmearns (RA15032) TT/128/16 Middle Bronze Age National East Modern Excavation Ayr Road, Museums Renfrewshire Assemblage Newtownmearns, Scotland* (3512) TT/086/16 Medieval To Modern Dunfermline Pittencrieff Fife Excavation Museum and Art House Museum Assemblage Gallery, Dunfermline (RA13043) TT/081/16 Multi-Period Tarbat Discovery National Highland Excavation Programme, Museums Assemblage Portmahomack Scotland (TR94 & TR95) TT/083/16 Multi-Period Rozelle House South Ayrshire Excavation Barassie, Troon Museum & Assemblage (3509px) Gallery TT/084/16 Multi-Period Rozelle House South Ayrshire Excavation Main Street, Museum & Assemblage Monkton (3461px) Gallery TT/130/16 Early Neolithic Low Parks South Excavation Snabe Quarry, Museum Lanarkshire Assemblage Drumclog, (3494) TT/078/16 Medieval To Modern 81-87 High Street, West Lothian West Lothian Excavation Linlithgow Council Assemblage (LFBD13) Museums Service
5. AOCB
PM raised concern over an object found in Scotland that may have been taken to the USA without being reported to TT. PM is to find out more information and report back to TTU.
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