from Balcraig, Wigtownshire
000-190-004-796-C
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Tool
This heavy duty tool was found at Balcraig in Wigtownshire. It could have been used as some kind of agricultural tool perhaps. Because it is a stray find, and is of a simple shape, it is very hard to date.
The tool has a blade at each end and a central shafthole.
Simple stone tools were used for a long period, even after metal became available.
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| Online ID: |
000-190-004-796-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland X.AH 80 |
| Date: |
Unknown
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| Material: |
Whinstone
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| Dimensions: |
7.63" x 3.88"
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| What: |
Hammer head
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| Who: |
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| Where: |
Scotland, Wigtownshire, Glasserton, Balcraig
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| Description: |
Hammer head of whinstone from Balcraig, Glasserton, Wigtownshire
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| References: |
- Clough, T.H.McK. and Cummins, W.A. (eds). Stone Axe Studies, Volume 2. London: Council for British Archaeology (Research Report 67), 1988.
- Fenton, M.B. The petrological identification of stone battle axes and axe-hammers from Scotland. In: Clough, T.H.McK. and Cummins, W.A. (eds). Stone Axe Studies. London: Council for British Archaeology (Research Report 67), 1988, pp 92-132.
- Roe, F.E.S. Typology of stone implements with shaftholes. In: Clough, T.H.McK. and Cummins, W.A. (eds). Stone Axe Studies. London: Council for British Archaeology (Research Report 23), 1979, pp 23-48.
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