Wooden Ard

Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire

Part of the earliest form of plough found at Glenfield works, Kilmarnock, embedded in sandy grit of river drift, 5ft 4in below surface level and 191 yards from the present river bed. It is believed to be one of only three ards of this type and antiquity which survive in Scotland.

Object no :

EAAH031n

Collection :

Creator :

NA

Place of Production :

NA

Dimensions :

length 846mm

Materials :

oak

Location :

Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire

Related site :

Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy

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