Angus HER - NO64SW0080 - ARBROATH ABBEY

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Primary ReferenceNO64SW0080
NameARBROATH ABBEY
NRHE Card No.NO64SW80
NRHE Numlink 35645
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Artefact
Site Condition Complete 2
Details A ring brooch of silver, inscribed with the letters 'I IACR ASCR A. SR', a clumsy version of the usual medieval inscription '+ IESV NAZAR', some of the characters being contracted, inverted or reversed. The ring brooch was discovered in the ruins of the Abbey under unknown circumstances, and is now in the NMS. It probably dates from the 14th century.
Last Update05/10/2023
Updated Bycherbert
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Date of Compilation 

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National Grid Reference: NO 6430 4132


Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
   RING-BROOCH UNK Stray Find Unknown National Museum of Scotland  

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
BROOCHESRING B100
INSCRIPTIONS  C100
BROOCHESSILVERINSCRIBEDA100