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St Ronan’s Border Games, Peebles-shire, Holylee Medal, an engraved silver award, named (Shot for and Gained by Wm. Steuart of Glenormiston Esq., 4th August 1840), obv. hallmarked Edinburgh 1839, 60mm, 47.75g. Good very fine £100-150

The games, held at Innerleithen in the Scottish Borders, were inaugurated in 1827 and are still held annually. They included both shot-putting and rifle-shooting – the cataloguer is unsure which this medal was awarded for. William McAdam Steuart of Glenormiston (1784-1867), Deputy Lieutenant of Peebles-shire