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Sherd, spindle whorl (piece), pebble, antler (piece), hammerstone and whetstone from Aitnock, Dalry, Ayrshire

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Sherd, spindle whorl (piece), pebble, antler (piece), hammerstone and whetstone from Aitnock, Dalry, Ayrshire

These objects provide evidence of daily life at the hillfort site of Aitnock near Dalry in Ayrshire. They include a sherd of Roman samian ware pottery, a piece of a sandstone spindle whorl, a piece of perforated antler, a hammerstone, a pebble and a whetstone. They probably date from between 0 and 200 AD.

Whetstones were used to sharpen metal tools or weapons. The sandstone example here is shaped like a plough coulter (the blade mounted before the shares of a plough).

Spindle whorls are also common settlement finds, hung at the end of a strand or ball of wool, to act as a flywheel as it was spun into yarn using a spindle. The function of the piece of antler is unknown.


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Online ID: 000-000-136-632-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0035: Early Scottish Shelter - Life in the Prehistoric Home (multimedia essay)
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.HH 322
Date: Between 0 and 200 AD
Material: Deerhorn
Oval
Sandstone
Sandstone
Ware
Dimensions: 1.5 x 1 x 0.69"
1.63" D, 0.63" thick
2.31" L
2.75 x 2.13 x 1"
7.5 x 2.25 x 0.81"
What: Antler / fragment
Fragment
Hammerstone
Pebble
Whetstone
Whorl
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Where: Scotland, Ayrshire, Dalry, Aitnock
Scotland, Ayrshire, Dalry, Aitnock
Scotland, Ayrshire, Dalry, Aitnock
Scotland, Ayrshire, Dalry, Aitnock
Scotland, Ayrshire, Dalry, Aitnock
Scotland, Ayrshire, Dalry, Aitnock
Event:
Description: Hammerstone
Whetstone
Pebble
Whorl
Fragment
Fragment of an antler from Aitnock, Dalry, Ayrshire
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