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          Edward II penny

          Edward II penny

          A silver penny from the reign of Edward II (1307–27).

          Object number EDIN134

          Time Period
          Medieval
          Property Information
          Edinburgh Castle
          Object type
          Coin
          Bone comb fragment

          Bone comb fragment

          This simple single-sided horn comb probably dates from the 18th century.

          Object number EDIN154

          Time Period
          18th century, Modern
          Property Information
          Edinburgh Castle
          Object type
          Comb
          Chamber pot

          Chamber pot

          Medieval chamber pot.

          Object number EDIN181

          Time Period
          Medieval
          Property Information
          Edinburgh Castle
          Object type
          Pot
          Spindle whorl

          Spindle whorl

          A stone spindle whorl uncovered by archaeologists at Edinburgh Castle.

          Object number EDIN204

          Time Period
          Medieval
          Property Information
          Edinburgh Castle
          Object type
          Spindle whorl
          Jew's harp

          Jew's harp

          Known as a Jew's harp or jaw harp, this was a medieval mouth harp.

          Object number EDIN260

          Time Period
          Medieval
          Property Information
          Edinburgh Castle
          Object type
          Musical Instrument
          Buckle

          Buckle

          Decorative copper alloy buckle, probably used for fastening a shoe in 1700s.

          Object number EDIN261

          Time Period
          17th century, Post-medieval
          Property Information
          Edinburgh Castle
          Object type
          Buckle
          Horse harness pendant

          Horse harness pendant

          This pendant would once have been attached to a horse harness.

          Object number EDIN268

          Time Period
          Medieval
          Property Information
          Edinburgh Castle
          Object type
          Harness
          Annular brooch

          Annular brooch

          This brooch was uncovered by archaeologists at Edinburgh Castle.

          Object number EDIN298

          Time Period
          Medieval
          Property Information
          Edinburgh Castle
          Object type
          Brooch
          Bell

          Bell

          A small bell that may once have been attached to a horse's harness.

          Object number EDIN312

          Time Period
          Medieval
          Property Information
          Edinburgh Castle
          Object type
          Bell
          James III crux pellit penny

          James III crux pellit penny

          A crux pellit penny from the reign of James III (1460–88).

          Object number EDIN317

          Time Period
          15th century, Late medieval, Medieval
          Property Information
          Edinburgh Castle
          Object type
          Coin
          Painted whale eardrum

          Painted whale eardrum

          Whalers often returned from long voyages with eardrums from the whales they caught.

          Object number TRH1908

          Time Period
          20th century, Modern
          Property Information
          Trinity House
          Object type
          Bone
          Cross shaft

          Cross shaft

          Lower part of a cross shaft.

          Object number WHP.EC.18

          Time Period
          Early medieval, Medieval
          Property Information
          Whithorn Priory Museum
          Object type
          Cross
          Cross shaft incomplete

          Cross shaft incomplete

          Part of a cross shaft.

          Object number WHP.EC.19

          Time Period
          Early medieval, Medieval
          Property Information
          Whithorn Priory Museum
          Object type
          Cross
          Cross shaft

          Cross shaft

          Cross shaft which is filled with a panel of interlace, the strands of which are marked with a central groove and are carved in the stopped plait style.

          Object number WHP.EC.21

          Time Period
          Early medieval, Medieval
          Property Information
          Whithorn Priory Museum
          Object type
          Cross
          Cross shaft

          Cross shaft

          Slender cross shaft, decorated on the front with a well designed panel of interlace with vertical rows of rings.

          Object number WHP.EC.29

          Time Period
          Early medieval, Medieval
          Property Information
          Whithorn Priory Museum
          Object type
          Cross
          Cross headstone

          Cross headstone

          Fragment of a cross shaft, decorated on both sides with single panels of interlace.

          Object number WHP.EC.37

          Time Period
          Early medieval, Medieval
          Property Information
          Whithorn Priory Museum
          Object type
          Cross
          Headstone shaft

          Headstone shaft

          Cross shaft which is decorated with interlace on both sides, enclosed within a cable border.

          Object number WHP.EC.38

          Time Period
          Early medieval, Medieval
          Property Information
          Whithorn Priory Museum
          Object type
          Cross
          Disc-headed cross-slab

          Disc-headed cross-slab

          This crudely made cross from Iona has a solid disc-shaped head.

          Object number IONA078

          Time Period
          Medieval
          Property Information
          Iona Abbey
          Object type
          Cross slab
          St Matthew's Cross

          St Matthew's Cross

          Cross shaft and fragment of cross head from St Matthew's Cross.

          Object number IONA084

          Time Period
          Early medieval, Medieval
          Property Information
          Iona Abbey
          Object type
          Cross
          Holy water stoop

          Holy water stoop

          Decorated stone basin or ‘stoop’ used for holding holy water.

          Object number EDIN/o/1

          Time Period
          Medieval
          Property Information
          Edinburgh Castle
          Object type
          Stoop