Crosier, known as The Coigrich, associated with St Fillan of Glendochart

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A crosier is a bishop's or abbot's crook. This crosier head, known as 'The Coigrich', was made for the supposed pastoral staff of St Fillan of Glendochart, an 8th-century saint. The head was found to contain an 11th-century bronze crosier head.

The silver-gilt crook is ornamented with filigree plaques fixed into spaces between a network of raised engraved metal. Some of these plaques were transferred from the 11th-century crosier and are detectable because of a slight difference in execution.

The Coigrich was kept for several centuries at Eyich near Crianlarich by its hereditary guardians, the Dewars of Glendochart. The original staff of St Fillan has not survived.

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• Online ID: 000-100-000-323-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.KC 2
• Date: 14th or 15th century
  15th century (?)
  
• Material: Silver gilt
  Reliquary
  
• Dimensions: 235 mm H x 200 mm
  
• What: Reliquary
  
• Subject: Pastoral staves (NMAS Classification)
  
• Who: St Fillan of Glendochart
  
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• Description: Silver gilt reliquary of similar form to the quigrich or crosier of St Fillan of Glendochart, possibly 15th century
  
• References:
  • Caldwell, D. H. (ed). Angels, Nobles and Unicorns: Art and Patronage in Medieval Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1982 
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