Adze hammer head, piece of a saw, a hammer and a file

These iron tools, consisting of an adze hammer head, a piece of a saw, a hammer and a file, 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 adze hammer head has an adzehead on one side and a hammer on the other. When used as an adze, it would have been swung downwards for cutting wood. The saw is broken at its point. The tools are very similar to modern examples.

It is often difficult to distinguish between a Roman and native tool. The Romans had better access to raw materials and craftsmen, but the types of tools were similar. Tools were also traded and copied. Iron was a valuable resource.

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• Online ID: 000-100-034-796-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.DW 46 A
• Date: Between 80 and 200 AD
  
• Material: Iron
  Iron
  Iron
  Iron
  Iron
  Adze hammer
  File
  File / portion
  Hammer
  Saw / portion
  
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• What: Adze hammer
  File
  File / portion
  Hammer
  Saw / portion
  
• Subject:
• Who:
• Where: Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  Scotland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Carlingwark Loch
  
• Event:
• Description: Iron adze hammer from Carlingwark Loch
  Iron hammer from Carlingwark Loch
  Portion of iron saw from Carlingwark Loch
  Iron file from Carlingwark Loch
  Portion of a small iron file 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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