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This wooden lid, of alder, was probably for a small keg, possibly a butter churn. It was found at Buiston Crannog in Ayrshire. The lid was made sometime between 585 and 630.

The well-preserved lid, carved from a single plank of alder, has a perforated handle. The lid was probably designed to sit within the recessed rim of a small vessel.

The crannog (lake settlement) at Buiston has produced much well-preserved wooden material. This lid may well have been from a butter churn. The processing of milk into butter is known to have occurred from the early centuries AD in Scotland.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-181-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.1997.137
• Date: 585 - 630 AD
  Between 585 and 630
  
• Material: Wood, alder
  Keg lid
  
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• What: Keg lid
  
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• Where: Scotland, Ayrshire, Buiston Crannog
  
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• Description: Lid of alder, probably for a keg, from Buiston Crannog, Ayrshire, 585 - 630 AD
  
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