Archaeology Notes

Event ID 683313

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NO12SW 2 c. 108 200.

In 1921 Mr Roy donated a collection of flints from Kirkton of Mailer (NO 10902005) to Perth Museum. These included:- Museum No. 2002: Flint scraper 2 15/16" long and chipped at thickest edge.

No.2003 Double-edged scraper or unfinished arrow-head, 1 5/8" long. No.2004: Scraper, with chipping on one egde 1 1/4" long.

No. 2005: Unfinished arrow-head, 1 3/8" long. No. 2006: Imperfect arrow-head 1 1/2" long.

No. 2007: Leaf-shaped arrow-head 1 1/8" long.

No's 2008, 2009, 2010: Three tapering, tanged and barbed arrowheads. Average length 1 1/4".

No. 2011: Tanged and Barbed arrow-head 11/16" long.

No. 2012: Perforated stone, 2 5/8" long.

Angillaceous sandstone.

J G Callander 1918; J Asher 1923.

Of the objects listed by J G Callander (1918) and J Asher (1923) only No.2002 is not in Perth Museum. The accession number of each of the others is correct. No further information.

Visited by OS (E G C) 8 November 1963.

The accession numbers of this collection of flint implements in Perth Museum are PMAG: 2002-2001 & 2028. Only the perforated stone (PMAG: 2012) cannot be identified in the collections.

Information from Mr M Hall, Perth Museum, 24 March 1997.