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Iron Age | Bute Museum & Natural History Society https://www.butemuseum.org.uk UNDERSTANDING THE ARCHAEOLOGY, HISTORY, FLORA, FAUNA AND GEOLOGY OF BUTE – AND BEYOND. Sat, 20 Feb 2021 10:56:08 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.7 https://www.butemuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-logo-32x32.jpg Iron Age | Bute Museum & Natural History Society https://www.butemuseum.org.uk 32 32 Stone Bowl https://www.butemuseum.org.uk/project/stone-bowl/ Sat, 20 Feb 2021 10:30:33 +0000 https://www.butemuseum.org.uk/?post_type=project&p=6139 Description: A well-made small stone bowl, oval in shape and measuring 100mm x 400mm.  It still has its original paper label from the excavation and the date of its discovery – 1919.

Origin: The bowl was found during the excavation of the Iron Age hill fort at Dunagoil, at the south end of Bute. Excavations took place between 1913-15 and 1919 under the direction of Ludovic Mann. Transaction of BNHS Vol VIII and IX.

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Spear-butt Mould https://www.butemuseum.org.uk/project/spear-butt-mould/ Sat, 20 Feb 2021 10:25:54 +0000 https://www.butemuseum.org.uk/?post_type=project&p=6135 Description: A clay mould used to cast spear-butts. A spear-butt was made of metal and was placed over the end of the wooden shaft of the spear to give it extra strength. Two moulds for the manufacture of knobbed spear-butts were found at Dunagoil of two different types – the doorknob and the Lisnacrogher. It is probable that these types had developed in Ireland and spread to Scotland. The Lisnacrogher is  particularly rare.

Origin: The mould was found during the excavation of the Iron Age hill fort at Dunagoil, at the south end of Bute. Excavations took place between 1913-15 and 1919 under the direction of Ludovic Mann. Transaction of BNHS Vol VIII and IX.

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Tweezers https://www.butemuseum.org.uk/project/tweezers/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 16:37:21 +0000 https://www.butemuseum.org.uk/?post_type=project&p=5617

Object: Tweezers
Date: Iron Age
Description: Bronze tweezers 430mm x 50mm from the Fort at Dunagoil.
Origin: Found during the excavation of the Iron Age hill fort at Dunagoil, at the south end of Bute.
Excavations took place between 1913-15 and 1919 under the direction of Ludovic Mann. Transaction of
BNHS Vol VIII and IX.

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Bone Whistle https://www.butemuseum.org.uk/project/bone-whistle/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 18:13:22 +0000 https://www.butemuseum.org.uk/?post_type=project&p=4202

Date: Iron Age

Description: Carved bone whistle, decorated with incised dots and circles. The whistle is 10.5 cms long and is only hollowed out for approximately 3cms of its length. Many objects made from antler and bone came from the same site and include tools and decorative items. 

Origin: The whistle was found during the excavation of the Iron Age hill fort at Dunagoil, at the south end of Bute. Excavations took place between 1913-15 and 1919 under the direction of Ludovic Mann. 

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