Hunterian Museum Object 122559: GLAHM:B.1951.1977 - ARD POINT, Bretta, Aithsting, Shetland,


Description

Description
ard point (part of ancient type of plough); 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.
Object Number
GLAHM:B.1951.1977
Object Name/Type(s)
ard point
Material
stone

Dimensions

Height
None recorded.
Width
None recorded.

Provenance & Acquisition

Collection / Collected By
None recorded.
Collection Method
None recorded.
Locality
Bretta, Aithsting, Shetland,, Scotland
Acquisition
Mr Andrew Henderson Bishop (Donor) 1951

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