From Old Scottish Mint, South Gray's Close, Edinburgh
Turling pins were fitted on town house doors. They consisted of a ring and a serrated rod, along which the ring could be rattled. This 17th-century example is from the door of the Old Scottish Mint in South Gray's Close in Edinburgh. It is made of iron.
Tirling pin from the door of the Old Scottish Mint, South Gray's Close, Edinburgh
In the late 16th century, coins started to be struck in Edinburgh's Cowgate and a complex of mint buildings grew up at the foot of South Gray's Close. The Scottish mint remained there until the last Scottish coins were struck in 1709.
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