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<< Our Photo Pages >> Norrie's Law - Round Barrow(s) in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by Nick on Saturday, 30 March 2013  Page Views: 4907

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Norrie's Law
Country: Scotland County: Perth and Kinross Type: Round Barrow(s)

Map Ref: NO409073
Latitude: 56.254515N  Longitude: 2.955462W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Norrie's Law
Norrie's Law submitted by Nick : Looking north (Vote or comment on this photo)
Norrie's Law is a bronze age grave mound, sitting at the highest point of a natural ridge. Objects are said to have been found in a stone coffin within this tumulus.

An article in The East of Fife Record dated June 16th 1882 tells of the Discovery of the Norrie's Law hoard and that they appeared to have been found around 1819.

The hoard is said to have consisted of a full suit of armour with helmet, shield, sword handle and scabbard which were entirely made of silver. This hoard was reputedly dug up by a local tinker who went on to sell his finds to a local jeweller, Mr Robert Robertson, in Cupar, for various sums of money - the silver was melted down. However, in the article the local historian of the period Dr Laing, gives us an earlier date of 1817 which tallies with that of Mr Albert Way who catalogued the few remaining pieces for an exhibition at the Archaeological institute of Great Britain.

It is said that the person who purloined the valuable hoard still resided in Pitlessie in good circumstances, free of the attentions of the exchequer to claim the fruits of his ill gotten wealth and that he naturally declined much communication on the subject. Some of the finds from Norrie's Law can now be seen in the National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street Edinburgh.

Source (with more photos): Nick Brand
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NO4107 : Norries Law by Jim Bain
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NO4007 : Track giving access to Norrie's Law and Bonnyton by Peter Wood
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NO4007 : Farm track to Norrie's Law and Bonnyton Farm by Sandy Gemmill
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by Richard Law
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