Summary

Portion of a pointed implement of sandstone, from Islesburgh, Northmaven, Shetland

Accession Number

X.HD 1820

Other references

Original description

INHABITED SITES. Broken end of a pointed sandstone implement, 7.3" long, flat oval section 3 x 1.5", roughly chipped, the tip smoothed by use on both faces. House-site, Islesburgh, Northmaven, 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)

Islesburgh, Northmaven, Shetland, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1959

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Not recorded

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

None