People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Seal-Matrix: Holywood, abbot's seal

Owner
Unknown, abbot of Holywood
Matrix Shape
pointed oval
Image description (obverse)
Single-sided seal depicting a hand and *vested* arm issuing from clouds on the *sinister*, holding a crozier in front of a tree with three branches.
Image description (reverse)
Legend (obverse)
S’ . . . . ABB[ATIS SAC]RI NEMORIS (“Seal…of the abbot of Holywood”)
Legend (reverse)
Catalogue
A/Holyw/1
Notes
According to Stevenson and Wood, this seal dates from c.1264. Dimensions: 1 ¾ × 1 1/16 in. SW I, p.184.