Find Spot record MDO2101 - Medieval ring found at Friar Waddon Farm, Portesham

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Summary

A late medieval silver ring. The letter forms on the ring seem to suggest that it can be dated to the sixteenth century, and the legend - +AVEMARIAGRATIAPLENA - implies a devotional use.

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Full Description

The published text has a typographical error. The grid reference is given as SY 64359; the correct reference is SY 643 859. <1>

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  • <1> Serial: Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society. 1990. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1989. 111. 114.

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Grid reference SY 643 859 (point)
Map sheet SY68NW
Civil Parish Portesham; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 090 092

Record last edited

Apr 15 2016 5:17PM

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