Summary

Flat oblong ard point of sandstone pointed at both ends, from Burrafirth, Unst, Shetland

Accession Number

X.AC 2

Other references

Original description

IMPLEMENTS OF ROUGHLY CHIPPED STONE OTHER THAN FLINT. Flat, oblong, of sandstone, pointed at both ends, 18 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. Burrafirth, Unst, Shetland.

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)

Burrafirth, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1869

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Andrew Umphray

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

None