NMS Archaeology Object 67813: X.AC 244 - Ard point


Description

Summary


Cast of an ard point of sandstone from Housesetter, Tingwall, Evie and Rendall, Orkney


Accession Number


X.AC 244


Other references

Not recorded1885

Original description

IMPLEMENTS OF ROUGHLY CHIPPED STONE OTHER THAN FLINT. Coast ofa club-like implement of sandstone 17 x 3 in. tapering to one end, picked all over, except 6 in. from point where it is polished. Housetter, Tingwall, Orkney.

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)

Housesetter, Tingwall, Evie and Rendall, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1885

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Unknown

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Not recorded

Image

None

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