Old Town of Leys
Overview
Old Town of Leys is recorded as Glassmaking Site (iron Age), Metal Smelting Site (iron Age), Metal Working Site (iron Age), Palisaded Enclosure (prehistoric), Roundhouse(s) (iron Age), Brooch (middle Iron Age), Coin(s) (roman), Slag (iron Age) in Scotland Highland. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Old Town of Leys as Glassmaking Site (iron Age), Metal Smelting Site (iron Age), Metal Working Site (iron Age), Palisaded Enclosure (prehistoric), Roundhouse(s) (iron Age), Brooch (middle Iron Age), Coin(s) (roman), Slag (iron Age).
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Old Town of Leys as Glassmaking Site (iron Age), Metal Smelting Site (iron Age), Metal Working Site (iron Age), Palisaded Enclosure (prehistoric), Roundhouse(s) (iron Age), Brooch (middle Iron Age), Coin(s) (roman), Slag (iron Age).
How it was made and used
The label Glassmaking Site (iron Age), Metal Smelting Site (iron Age), Metal Working Site (iron Age), Palisaded Enclosure (prehistoric), Roundhouse(s) (iron Age), Brooch (middle Iron Age), Coin(s) (roman), Slag (iron Age) gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What was found
The official record fixes the place and calls it Glassmaking Site (iron Age), Metal Smelting Site (iron Age), Metal Working Site (iron Age), Palisaded Enclosure (prehistoric), Roundhouse(s) (iron Age), Brooch (middle Iron Age), Coin(s) (roman), Slag (iron Age). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Glassmaking Site (iron Age), Metal Smelting Site (iron Age), Metal Working Site (iron Age), Palisaded Enclosure (prehistoric), Roundhouse(s) (iron Age), Brooch (middle Iron Age), Coin(s) (roman), Slag (iron Age). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Old Town of Leys matters as a recorded glassmaking site (iron age), metal smelting site (iron age), metal working site (iron age), palisaded enclosure (prehistoric), roundhouse(s) (iron age), brooch (middle iron age), coin(s) (roman), slag (iron age) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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