Floor tile, Glenluce Abbey
Glenluce Abbey
Fragment from a glazed floor tile from Glenluce Abbey. The
impressed decoration shows four horsemen. The tile probably dates
from the 13th century.
Glenluce Abbey was founded in 1192 by Roland, Earl of Galloway.
Glenluce was a Cistercian Abbey and was visited by a number
of Scottish monarchs travelling to St Ninian's Shrine at
Whithorn.
Object no :
SMAH 067
Collection :
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
93mm x 95mm
Materials :
Fired clay
Location :
Glenluce Abbey
Related site :
Accession number :
WIWMS 1964.31
Copyright :
Dumfries & Galloway Council
