Hainching balls

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These 19th-century stone hainching balls were found while remaking the Falkirk to Slamannan Road.

One of six stone henching balls found while remaking the Falkirk to Slamannan road

In hainching, two or more men threw stone or iron balls two or three miles along a road to a defined point. The man who reached it in the fewest throws was the winner. The sport, which died out in Scotland by 1820, was reintroduced by Irish emigrants.

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• Online ID: 000-100-001-653-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.NS 58
• Date: 19th century
  
• Material: Stone
  Stone
  Stone
  Stone
  Ball, henching
  Ball, henching
  Ball, henching
  Ball, henching
  
• Dimensions: 45 - 66 mm D
  45 - 66 mm D
  45 - 66 mm D
  45 - 66 mm D
  
• What: Ball, henching
  Ball, henching
  Ball, henching
  Ball, henching
  
• Subject: Sports (NMAS Classification)
  Sports (NMAS Classification)
  Sports (NMAS Classification)
  Sports (NMAS Classification)
  
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• Where: Scotland, Stirlingshire, Falkirk
  Scotland, Stirlingshire, Falkirk
  Scotland, Stirlingshire, Falkirk
  Scotland, Stirlingshire, Falkirk
  Stirlingshire, Slamannan
  Stirlingshire, Slamannan
  Stirlingshire, Slamannan
  Stirlingshire, Slamannan
  
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