Summary

Iron Age or Early Historic gaming piece of shale, originally hemispherical with a flattened base and socket for holding a peg, found at Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire

Accession Number

K.2002.72

Other references

None

Original description

Gaming piece. ORF: Object Name: Gaming piece. Description: Gaming piece which would have originally been hemispherical with a flattened base and a cylindrical socket to hold a pin or peg. Material: Shale. Condition: Good. Dimensions: 12 mm H x 26 mm D. Date Made: Iron Age / Early Historic. Asssociated Places: Found during an excavation at Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire. Registered By: Jackie Moran. Date Completed: April 2002.

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)

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1997

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Finds Disposal Panel, Historic Scotland [Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh EH9 1SH]

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

None