NMS Archaeology Object 14400: H.HY 85 - Harness, horse / buckle


Description

Summary


One of two stirrup-shaped buckles of iron from harness gear, from Urquhart Castle, 13th - 17th century


Accession Number


H.HY 85


Other references

HAAQ Register Number
NMAS Loan Number
H.1955.857
Q.L.1923.85

Original description

Urquhart Castle. [One of] Collection of relics found during the restoration of the Castle by H.M. Office of Works - see Register for 1923 pp.53-63 and Loan Register 1923. 5-140. PSAS 112, 1982, 465-476. [One of] Stirrup-shaped buckles, from harness gear. SD note, November 1999: Upgraded from PSAS.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1955-06-03

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Seafield Trustees
MacKenzie, Innes and Logan [Melville Street, Edinburgh]

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor
Agent

Image

Image of One of two stirrup-shaped buckles of iron from harness gear, from Urquhart Castle, 13th - 17th century © National Museums Scotland
Image of One of two stirrup-shaped buckles of iron from harness gear, from Urquhart Castle, 13th - 17th century © National Museums Scotland

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