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Shuttle Ha', Houndslow
Findspot (Period Unassigned), Barbed And Tanged Arrowhead (Flint)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Shuttle Ha', Houndslow
Classification Findspot (Period Unassigned), Barbed And Tanged Arrowhead (Flint)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 57321
Site Number NT64NW 24
NGR NT 625 471
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/57321
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Westruther
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Berwickshire
- Former County Berwickshire
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
NT64NW 24 625 471.
A barbed flint arrowhead, 1 1/8ins in length, imperfect, found near Shuttle Ha', Houndslow, was an item in the collection of Lady John Scott of Spottiswoode, which was donated to the National Museum Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1920 (Accession no: AD 1445). (Shuttlehall: NT 625 471 on OS 6" 1862; now 'Fairknowe'.)
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1921 (Donations).
Sbc Note
Visibility: Not applicable. Site of an unprovenanced find.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
