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This wooden plate is from Threave Castle in Kirkcudbrightshire. It dates from the 14th or 15th century

The plate bears the Douglas motif - the heart - burnt into the base. The heart is featured on the family's coat of arms, upon their seals, and upon their Standard.

Threave Castle was built in the late 14th century on a small island in the River Dee. It was a stronghold of the Black Douglases, one of Scotland's most powerful medieval families.

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• Online ID: 000-100-083-517-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.HXA 173
• Date: 14th or 15th century
  
• Material: Wood
  Plate, wooden
  
• Dimensions: 240 mm D
  
• What: Plate, wooden
  
• Subject:
• Who: Douglas (Owner)
  
• Where: Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Threave Castle
  
• Event:
• Description: Wooden plate with the Douglas motif, from Threave Castle, Kirkcudbrightshire
  
• References:
  • Good, G.L. & Tabraham, C.J. 'Excavations at Threave Castle, Galloway, 1974-78' Medieval Archaeology Vol 25 (1981) pp 90-140 
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