Grave plate

Description

Grave plate of lead, inscribed "HIC : REQVIESCIT : WILIAMUS : SENEX FELICIS MEMORIE / PRIMVS EPISCOPUS", found in St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, during the repairs of 1848, identifying the grave of William, first Bishop of Orkney (c. 1102 - 1168), possibly c. 1250 AD

Museum reference

H.KJ 64

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Grave plate

Date

c. 1250

Materials

Lead

Physical description

Lead

Collection place(s)

St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

William, first Bishop of Orkney