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Hand-line winding frame

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From Buiston Crannog, Ayrshire

Postcard of Hand-line winding frame.
000-100-103-146-C
© National Museums Scotland

Hand-line winding frame

This wooden object, perhaps the end piece of a frame for winding in a line when fishing from a boat, was found at Buiston Crannog in Ayrshire. It was used between 585 and 630.

The object is a narrow piece of wood, broadening to diamond-shaped ends, with perforations for attaching it to cross-struts.

Line winders were used in boats to keep lines from tangling. Line runners fixed to the sides of boats also prevented tangling and protected the boat's wooden sides from chafing when large fish were hauled in.


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Online ID: 000-100-103-146-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.HV 626
Date: 585 - 630 AD
Between 585 and 630
Material: Wood
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What: Object / hand-line winding frame / end piece
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Where: Scotland, Ayrshire, Buiston Crannog
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Description: Wooden object, possibly the end piece of a large frame for winding in a hand-line, from Buiston Crannog, Ayrshire, 585 - 630 AD
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