This massive Pictish silver chain was discovered in the side of a drain at Whitecleugh in May 1869.
Comprising of twenty-two pairs of large rings linked together in pairs, it is completed by a penannular ring decorated with a double disc and Z-rod and a “tuning fork” symbol inlaid with red enamel.
It is thought that this chain is the same one that was described in the 19th century as having been “found in the district adjoining Drumlanrig Castle“, Whitecleugh being close to the Lanarkshire-Dumfriesshire border and the Drumlanrig estate having eextended up to the county boundary.
The chain was placed in the then National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, now the National Museums of Scotland.
Alternative names for Whitecleugh
Drumlanrig Castle; Whitecleuch
Where is Whitecleugh?
Whitecleugh is in the parish of Crawfordjohn and the county of Lanarkshire.
Grid reference: NS 811 198
Lat / long: 55.458020, -3.881032
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