Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Event ID 560681
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Accessing Scotland's Past Project
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/560681
A flint arrowhead was recorded as being found near the farm of Shuttlehall, probably in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. The artefact is now in the collections of the National Museum of Scotland.
The arrowhead is small, measuring around 30mm in length. It is triangular in shape, and is barbed at the base. This ensured that when the arrow hit its target, it would be less likely to fall out or be removed. Arrowheads of this type date from the Early Bronze Age.
The manufacture of an arrowhead of this type is a very skilled process, requiring good knowledge of flint-working techniques. The arrowhead would have been joined to the shaft of the arrow by delicate binding or by a glue-like substance such as tree resin.
Text prepared by RCAHMS as part of the Accessing Scotland's Past project
