{"product_id":"pre-loved-ola-gorie-burrian-cross-ring","title":"Pre Loved - Ola Gorie Burrian Cross Ring Size Q","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis ring is by Ola Gorie and is sterling silver. The ring is a size Q\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Ola Gorie says about the collection. 'From the Broch of Burrian, North Ronaldsay, the most remote of the Orkney islands, this cross suggests the presence of Celtic Christianity amidst Pictish culture in the middle years of the first millennium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorth Ronaldsay is the north-most island in the archipelago: from its north end you can often see Fair Isle, the first of the Shetland islands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the Broch of Burrian lies at the south end, as if to guard against intruders from Sanday and the Orkney mainland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNobody knows exactly when it was built - perhaps around the time of the birth of Christ - so it's survived well in the face of 2,000 years of storms and successive waves of new populations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe local landowner excavated it in 1870 - not to modern standards but a lot better than many sites at that time. Amongst dozens of interesting finds, the star was a carved stone cross, further decorated with am inscription in the Ogham writing of the Pictish people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original is now in the National Museum in Edinburgh.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ola Gorie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55678338695544,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/3102\/files\/olagoriering.jpg?v=1790434010","url":"https:\/\/www.judithglue.com\/products\/pre-loved-ola-gorie-burrian-cross-ring","provider":"Judith Glue","version":"1.0","type":"link"}