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Field Visit
Date October 2018
Event ID 1088710
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1088710
NT 59175 31709 A small group of 30 medieval stones was assessed in October 2018. They are an addition to the original
inventory, and were discovered during groundworks at the abbey. The stones are typical of the collection as a whole. The
vault rib (DRY/vr/95), with its chamfered outer edges, belongs with the large number of ribs, spingers etc in Phase 1 of the
inventory. These include DRY/as/3, DRY/vk/1, and DRY/vr/1. Possibly because there was a need for very many ribs of this
type in the various abbey buildings including the Warming House and the Novices’ Day Room, it seems that some were begun but not completed or never used within the vaults. They do, however, appear to have been used for sharpening tools, as the incised lines on DRY/vr/96, and DRY/x/38 demonstrate. This and other inventories of carved stones from Historic Environment Scotland’s properties in care are held by the Collections Unit. For further information please contact collections@hes.scot
Mary Márkus – Archetype
(Source: DES Volume 19)
