Iron axehead and two iron hammer heads

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This iron axehead and two iron hammer heads are part of a hoard of native and Roman objects placed in a cauldron and deposited in Carlingwark Loch in Kirkcudbrightshire sometime between 80 and 200 AD.

The axehead is broken.

Iron was a scarce and prized resource in the late centuries BC and early centuries AD. It would normally have been recycled to make other tools. However, in some cases iron tools have been found in hoards, probably sacrifices to the gods.

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• Online ID: 000-100-034-797-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DW 11
• Date: Between 80 and 200 AD
  
• Material: Iron
  Iron
  Iron
  Axe
  Hammer
  Hammer
  
• Dimensions:
• What: Axe
  Hammer
  Hammer
  
• Subject:
• Who:
• Where: Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  
• Event:
• Description: Broken iron axe from Carlingwark Loch
  Iron hammer from Carlingwark Loch
  Iron hammer from Carlingwark Loch
  
• References:
  • Piggott, S. Three metalwork hoards of the Roman period. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 87 (1952-3), 1-50.
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