From Carlingwark Loch, Kirkcudbrightshire
This fragment of an iron scythe blade is 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.
Fragment of an iron scythe blade, from Carlingwark Loch
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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