from Cowgate, Edinburgh
Tirling pins were fitted on town house doors. They consisted of a ring (or in this case two rings) and a serrated rod, along which the ring could be rattled. This example is from a house in the Cowgate in Edinburgh. It is made of iron and dates from the 17th century.
Tirling pin from a house in the Cowgate, Edinburgh
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