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Spindles of wood
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From Newstead, Roxburghshire and Buiston Crannog, Ayrshire
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These two wooden spindles were found at the Roman fort of Newstead in Roxburghshire and a native settlement at Buiston Crannog, Ayrshire. They were used to spin yarn.
Despite the fact that these spindles were used at least four centuries apart, they are remarkably similar in form.
Long thin spindles, used to spin yarn, rarely survive since they were often made of wood. Instead the spindle whorls, heavy, pierced objects made of more durable materials which acted as weights, provide the main evidence for this common activity.
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- Online ID: 000-100-037-026-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
Project description View all records in project - Ref: National Museums Scotland X.HV 588
- Date: 585 - 640 AD
Newstead spindle: between 80 and 100 AD; Buiston Crannog spindle: between 585 and 640. - Material: Wood
Spindle
Spindle - Dimensions:
- What: Spindle
Spindle - Subject:
- Who: Newstead Collection
- Where: Scotland, Ayrshire, Buiston Crannog
Scotland, Roxburghshire, Melrose, Newstead - Event:
- Description: Wooden spindle from Newstead
Spindle from Buiston Crannog, Ayrshire, 585 - 640 AD - References:
- Curle, James. A Roman frontier post and its people: the Fort of Newstead in the parish of Melrose. Glasgow: Maclehose & Sons, 1911
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