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These three stone axeheads were found at Kirklauchline in Wigtownshire, at Gleniron at Glenluce in Wigtownshire, and at Ormiston in Fife. They are of the type of axe which may have been used to fell trees. They were used between 3800 and 1800 BC.

Medium-sized stone axe from Gleniron, Glenluce, Wigtownshire

The transformation from a mobile society based on hunting and gathering to a fixed settlement where crops were grown was a major change. New tools were made for agriculture, the diet of people changed, and new objects and beliefs developed.

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• Online ID: 000-100-032-684-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.AF 85
• Date: Between 3800 and 1800 BC
  
• Material: Felstone; oval in cross-section; polished
  Greenstone, fine-grained
  Greystone
  Axe
  Axe
  Axe
  
• Dimensions: 13.00" x 3.75" x 2.00"
  3.25" x 2.25"
  8.50" x 3.00"
  
• What: Axe
  Axe
  Axe
  
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• Where: Scotland, Fife, Abdie, Ormiston
  Scotland, Wigtownshire, Stoneykirk, Glenluce, Gleniron
  Scotland, Wigtownshire, Stoneykirk, Kirklauchline
  
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• Description: Large stone axe from Kirklauchline, Wigtownshire
  Small stone axe from Ormiston, Fife
  
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