Hunterian Museum Object 118443: GLAHM:B.1914.625 - ARD, St. Andrews, Orkney


Description

Description
stone implement (ard point); An ard is a simple wooden plough. This is one of the stone points fixed to the wooden crossbar of the ard, which ploughs the ground.The artefact is very rough, suggesting that perhaps this was never finished.Note that this object is related to B.1914.626 and B.1914.627 by the older label with a blue border bearing the number "247" which is on all three objects.
Object Number
GLAHM:B.1914.625
Object Name/Type(s)
ard
Material
stone

Other Identifier(s)

Cursiter Collection Label Number
247

Dimensions

Height
25
Width
8

Provenance & Acquisition

Collection / Collected By
None recorded.
Collection Method
None recorded.
Locality
St. Andrews, Orkney, Scotland
Acquisition
Mr Andrew Henderson Bishop (Donor) 1914

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