Summary

Fragments of canes of yellow glass for making beads, from Castlehill, Howrat, Ayrshire, 500 - 800 AD

Accession Number

X.HH 374

Other references

Original description

COLLECTIONS FROM VITRIFIED FORTS - Castlehill (Howrat), Ayrshire. Fragments of thin tubes of yellow glass. [MoS description] Broken glass. Recycled glass. Glass fragments and debris. (10) Canes for making beads, Castlehill. 500 - 800 AD.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Castlehill (Howrat), Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1931

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor
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