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Accession Number: 
2009.26
Title: 
Circular Plaque with Burgh of Dunbar Crest
Object type: 
plaque
Dunbar Burgh Plaque: Accession No. 2009.26

This is a circular metal plaque bearing the seal of the royal burgh of Dunbar, possibly used, as other similar objects have been, on gates at Winterfield Park in Dunbar. This particular plaque was found in a store cupboard in the Town House in Dunbar, beside the jail room formerly used for archaeology displays. Dunbar became a royal burgh, in the reign of David II, in 1370, after previously having been a baronial burgh.

Description

Accession Number: 
2009.26
Title: 
Circular Plaque with Burgh of Dunbar Crest
Object type: 
plaque

Description

circular metal plaque bearing the seal of the burgh of Dunbar, in its centre is a castle insignia while around it are the words '[top] DAVID II D.G.REX SCOTTOR [bottom] SIG. COM. BURGI DE DUNBAR'; on the back there are two small protuberances that may have fitted into slots to secure the object in situ, in the centre is a shallow recess where it may have been affixed to the wall, there are also some pencil marks or scratchings below this.

Material: 
metal
Number of objects: 
1
Height (cm): 
29.90
Width (cm): 
29.90
Depth (cm): 
0.90
Diameter (cm): 
29.90
Date - earliest/single: 
01/01/1880 (All day)

Date - latest

01/01/1950
Date - earliest/single certainty: 
circa

Date - latest certainty

circa

Associated

Accession Number: 
2009.26
Title: 
Circular Plaque with Burgh of Dunbar Crest
Object type: 
plaque
Object production place: 
Dunbar, ELN
United Kingdom
55° 59' 58.8984" N, 2° 30' 51.6924" W
Associated date text: 
c.1880-1950
Associated date certainty: 
circa
Associated place: 
Dunbar

Media

Accession Number: 
2009.26
Title: 
Circular Plaque with Burgh of Dunbar Crest
Object type: 
plaque
Object has been photographed/scanned: 
Yes
Dunbar Burgh Plaque: Accession No. 2009.26
Image on SCRAN: 
No