The Whitecleuch Chain is a large Pictish silver chain that was found in Whitecleuch, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1869. A high status piece, it is likely to have been worn as a choker neck ornament for ceremonial purposes. It dates from around 400 to 800 AD.
The chain is one of ten certain examples of this type,[1] and is on display at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.
^Laing, Lloyd Robert (1975), The archaeology of late Celtic Britain and Ireland, c. 400-1200 AD, Taylor & Francis
The WhitecleuchChain is a large Pictish silver chain that was found in Whitecleuch, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1869. A high status piece, it is likely...
survived. Over ten heavy silver chains, some over 0.5m long, have been found from this period; the double-linked WhitecleuchChain is one of only two that have...
Norrie's Law hoard found in Fife in the early 19th century, and the WhitecleuchChain. The symbols are also sometimes found on other movable objects like...
Over ten heavy silver chains, some over 0.5 metres (2 ft) long, have been found from this period; the double-linked WhitecleuchChain is one of only two...
interlace prominent in both metalwork and stones. The heavy silver WhitecleuchChain has Pictish symbols on its terminals, and appears to be an equivalent...
Helmet and other items from the Roman frontier The Lunnasting stone WhitecleuchChain Migdale Hoard Bute mazer Sculptures by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, housing...
survivals of Pictish silver, notably a number of massive neck-chains including the WhitecleuchChain, and also the unique silver plaques from the cairn at Norrie's...
Over ten heavy silver chains, some over 1.6 feet (0.49 m) long, have been found from this period; the double-linked WhitecleuchChain is one of only two...
ten heavy silver chains, some over 0.5 metres (1.6 ft) long, have been found from this period; the double-linked WhitecleuchChain is one of only two...
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