From Kincardineshire; Orford, Aberdeenshire; Nairn, Highland; Kincardineshire; Leadhills, Lanarkshire

Five flint and chert arrowheads

These five flint and chert arrowheads were found in Kincardineshire (two examples), at Orford in Aberdeenshire, at Nairn in Highland and at Leadhills in Lanarkshire. They are fancy arrowheads, perhaps used for sport hunting sometime between 2500 and 900 BC.

The arrowheads are particularly well made. They have barbs, to help them stick in their prey, and tangs, to attach them to their wooden arrowshafts.

Around 2500 BC, a new archery kit was adopted in Scotland from continental Europe. The kit included a new type of arrowhead, barbed and tanged. These examples are particularly well made and are fancy versions of the normal type, made for show.

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Online ID:	000-100-032-412-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.AD 2361
Date:	Between 2500 and 900 BC Bronze Age Bronze Age Bronze Age Bronze Age Bronze Age
Material:	Chert, white; barbed and tanged; finely serrated edge Flint, specked pale grey; pointed tang, shorter oblique-ended barbs; finely serrated edges Flint, very fine; barbed and stemmed; serrated Flint; barbed and stemmed Flint; barbed and stemmed
Dimensions:	1.40" L 2.30" x 1.20"
What:	Arrowhead Arrowhead Arrowhead Arrowhead Arrowhead
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Where:	Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Orford Scotland, Kincardineshire Scotland, Kincardineshire Scotland, Lanarkshire, Leadhills Scotland, Nairnshire, Nairn (52 Merryton Crescent)
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Description:	Bronze Age 'fancy' barbed and tanged flint arrowhead, from Kincardineshire Bronze Age 'fancy' barbed and tanged flint arrowhead, from Kincardineshire Bronze Age 'fancy' barbed and tanged flint arrowhead with serrated edges, from Orford, Aberdeenshire Bronze Age 'fancy' barbed and tanged arrowhead of speckled pale grey flint with finely serrated edges, from Nairn Bronze Age 'fancy' barbed and tanged arrowhead of white chert with finely serrated edge, from Leadhills, Lanarkshire
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