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The Monymusk Reliquary

Monymusk, Aberdeenshire

A tiny house-shaped casket said to have been carried at Bannockburn.

The Monymusk Reliquary is a small wooden box shaped like a house, covered in silver and bronze, made around 750 to hold a holy relic. It is often linked with the Brecbennoch, a relic of St Columba said to have been carried before the Scottish army at Bannockburn in 1314.

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When
About 750
Where
57.2300, -2.5200
Group
Lost treasure

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Displayed at the National Museum of Scotland.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations by Cale Mills
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