The 17th-century doublet from Keiss, near Wick, Caithness

Naomi Tarrant (Author)


Keywords:
Clothing [Swp]
Period(s):
Post Medieval, Uncertain, Early Medieval, 1998, Eleventh Centuries Ad, Anglian, Nineteenth Centuries Includes

Abstract


A woollen doublet found on a virtually complete skeleton was unearthed in peat cutting at Clayton Hill, Keiss, in 1975, and proved to belong to a young man of about 17. The doublet is a rare example of clothing for a person belonging to a less wealthy stratum of society.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.131.319.326

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Published
30-11-2002
How to Cite
Tarrant, N. (2002). The 17th-century doublet from Keiss, near Wick, Caithness. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 131, 319–326. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.131.319.326
Issue
Vol. 131 (2002)
Section
Articles
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.131.319.326