Summary

Iron head of a smith's hammer, from a Viking burial at Ballinaby, Islay

Accession Number

X.IL 133

Other references

Original description

VIKING PERIOD. Iron-head of smith's hammer, No. I, Ballinaby, Islay.

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)

Ballinaby, Islay, Argyll, Scotland, Northern Europe

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1878

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

William Campbell

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

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