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Roof slate, Inch Crindl

Period:

Medieval

Description:

Square roof tile with a roughly pecked off-centre oval perforation. Probably produced at a local slate quarry or stone source such as Cairnryan or Grennan near Drummore.

 

There is a tradition that the earliest Church of Inch was on the island of Inch Crindl in the White Loch.

Place of Discovery:

Inch Crindl, Lochinch, Inch

Materials/Media:

Slate

Dimensions:

135mm x 135mm

Source:

Stranraer Museum

Accession number:

WIWMS 1964.91

Digital Number:

SMAH 070

Copyright:

Dumfries & Galloway Council