Belt mount

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This bronze belt mount was found in the field containing the ruins of Kilspindie Castle in Aberlady in East Lothian. It dates from the 14th or 15th century and was probably purely decorative, rather than functional.

The mount comprises a rod with a pierced circle.

Kilspindie or Kilspindley Castle was built in 1585, between the village of Aberlady and the shore.

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• Online ID: 000-100-104-419-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1992.48
• Date: 14th - 15th century
  
• Material: Copper alloy
  Mount, belt
  
• Dimensions: 50 mm L
  
• What: Mount, belt
  
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• Where: Scotland, East Lothian, Aberlady (Kilspindie Castle)
  Scotland, East Lothian, Aberlady (The Glebe)
  
• Event:
• Description: Copper alloy belt mount, comprising a rod with a pierced circle, found in the field containing the ruins of Kilspindie Castle, Aberlady, East Lothian, 14th - 15th century
  
• References:
  • Groome, Francis. Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland. London: William Mackenzie, around 1900, p 26. 
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