Craft and Industry

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Lead beads, Carghidown fort

Three lead beads found under the floor of a round house at the Carghidown promontory fort. Lead obj

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Wardlaw Mount

This was the junction for the straps of a horses harness. Although it is decorated in the native sty

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Spindle Whorl

One of the most common finds from the Iron Age period are spindle whorls, with this small example be

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Domed Spindle Whorl

One of the most common finds from this period are spindle whorls. This is a small dome shaped exampl

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Green Spindle Whorl

Compared to the other Spindle Whorls found in the Iron Age collection, this example is much smaller,

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Spindle Whorl

This object, a large grey stone spindle whorl, is one of the most common finds from the Iron Age per

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Spindle Whorl, Rainton Farm, Gatehouse

Found on the surface of a field in Rainton, Gatehouse of Fleet, this is a large example of a spindle

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Haematite

Three pieces of botryoidal haematite. This is a form of iron ore, and is the raw material as dug out

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Glass Bead, Carronbridge

This glass bead was produced during the Iron Age, and was found during the excavation of Carronbridg

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Worked Stone, Carronbridge

Found during a site excavation in 1989, this fragment of worked stone has a curved side with a strai

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Bangle Fragment, Carronbridge

A white opaque glass fragment of an Iron Age bracelet. Only one edge of the bracelet is present, due

Melon Beads

Collected by Antiquarians Richard Bell and Reverend Anderson, this collection of Melon Beads from ac

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Worked Jet Fragments, Luce Bay

This selection of objects come from Luce Sands, and show fragments of a highly polished bangle, and

Fragments of Bead Production, Luce Sands

This selection of objects come from Luce Sands, and show fragments of a highly polished bangle, and

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Whetstone, Carronbridge

Found on the east side of the Nith in the Iron Age enclosure at Carronbridge, this whetstone is a ty

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Rubber (worked stone), Camp Hill

Found by a Major General Scott-Elliot in 1960 at Camp Hill, Trohoughton, this object is known as a r

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Whetstone, High Kelton Farm, Camp Hill, Trohoughton

Found by a Major General Scott-Elliot in 1960 at Camp Hill, Trohoughton, this whetstone is a typical

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Leather Shoe, Lochmaben

This item is an accurate replica of a shoe found preserved in peat moss near Lochmaben. Made of leat

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Saw Blade

This iron saw was recovered from the Lochlea Crannog site. It is very delicate and is now in three p

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Wood Carving Cast, Lochlea

This is a cast of a carving found on a piece of ash wood in Lochlea Crannog. The piece of wood had c

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Wood Carving Cast

This is a cast of a carving found on a piece of ash wood in Lochlee Crannog. The piece of wood had c

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Mallet head, Milton Loch

An example of a wooden tool preserved in waterlogged conditions from Milton Loch, site of a Crannog

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Quern Stone

Quern stones were used for grinding grain down into flour. This is a top stone which would have sat

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Spindle whorls

Spindle whorls were used for spinning wool. The spindle whorl on the left has been shaped out of a s

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