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Perth, Castle Gable

Coin Hoard (medieval)

What is recorded here

Castle Gable in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, holds a medieval coin hoard buried beneath soil and time. The coins disappeared together, perhaps dropped in haste or hidden for safekeeping, carrying the heat of hands and the danger of the moment into darkness. They waited patient and silent until metal and memory pulled them back into human sight.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Perth, Castle Gable as Coin Hoard (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Perth, Castle Gable was likely associated with the medieval noble family of Gable, who held lands in Perthshire during the 13th and 14th centuries. It is remembered for its connection to a significant coin hoard, indicating its role in regional economic or military activity during the medieval period.

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