Sites
Buiston Crannog
Gold Rings, Buiston
- Period:
- Early Medieval
- Description:
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Gold finger rings, from Buiston crannog, Ayrshire, c. AD 550 - 700.
Gold objects were rare at this period. The presence of gold finger rings at Buiston suggests the crannog-dwellers were important people.
- Materials/Media:
- Gold
- Source:
- National Museums Scotland
- Accession number:
- A.UC.52
- Digital Number:
- NMAH001n
- Creation Date:
- c. 550 - 700 AD
- Copyright:
- Board of Trustees, National Museums Scotland
