Arrowhead. A small flint arrowhead lodged in a piece of wood.
Leaf-shaped flint arrowhead stuck in thorn tree wood. Inscription: Old label: stone arrowhead stuck in tree the result of an ancient shot, CROMAR
Field Collector: Ogston,Alexander Prof Sir
stone flint wood thorn wood, knapped, L(wood): 108 mm L(arrow, visible): 10 mm W(arrow
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Cromar Aboyne & Glentanar Aberdeenshire
Watch. Small, rusty pocket watch with a melted clockface. A label is attached which says: Bracelet watch found in wreckage after troop train disaster at Gretna Green 1915.
Remains of a soldier's wrist watch, found in wreckage of troop train disaster at Gretna Green, Dumfriesshire, 1905. Winding knob on side is visible, glass front is molten, no straps remain. Old hand-written label attached.
Watch. Tarnished silver pocket watch with copper hands and white clockface with roman numerals.
Silver pocket watch, quite thick and rounded, wound by a key and with Roman numerals. Made in Banff, Banffshire in the 19th century by John Wood, a watch and clockmaker. The back is hinged and the makerÔÇÖs name and trade is written inside the back on a paper label. Inscription: paper insert: John Wood: Watch & Clock Maker Banff
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Banff Banffshire
Sundial. Two folding brass rings engraved with degrees, dots and lines with a central bar which has a slider on it and the first letter of each month. The slider has a tiny hole in it which light shines through.
Portable, ring sun dial. A small traveller's sundial, early 19th century. Two brass rings swing out at 90 degrees to each other, to make an open sphere, with a radial metal slider. The date is set on the slider, the sun shines through a hole in it and on to the outer rings so the time can be read. Inscription: numerals
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Kings College Aberdeen Aberdeenshire
Bull harness. A large iron collar with chains.
Bull jougs, a restraining harness, made of iron.
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Darnabo Fyvie Aberdeenshire
Keystone. A large, trapezoid piece of beige sandstone. Carved into the upper surface is a male figure with curly hair wearing a robe, sitting cross legged and holding a long boxy object.
Figure of angel playing portative organ, carved in local sandstone. Keystone from an arch, originally part of the 15th-century work of Elgin Cathederal. This sculpture and ABDUA 17828 were recovered from the ruins and kept at Montcoffer House, Banff.
stone sandstone, carved, H: 300 mm W: 360 mm (max approx)
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Montcoffer House Banff Banffshire Elgin Cathedral Elgin Morayshire
Saddle quern. A large oblong lump of dark granite, about half a metre long, with a deep carved oblong depression along the middle.
Early: -4000 Late: 500 Period: NEO BA IA
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Gateside Towie Aberdeenshire
Harpoon head. A large, smooth iron point about nine inches long with barbs and a shaft with BON ACCORD inscribed on it.
Inscription: BONACCORD R. LINN & CO 1828
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeen Aberdeenshire
Unfinished mace head, hole not drilled through. Old Label: ' Witches stone from Cowton near Stonehaven 1875' Inscription: in ink: Witchstone Rickerton 1875
stone sandstone, Dia: 60 mm Th: 35 mm | Dia (hole): 25 mm & 20 mm
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Cowton Rickerton Kincardineshire
Sundial. A brass ring, bracelet sized, with a small loop. Numbers, lines and letters are engraved on the inner and outer surfaces and a small hole allows light through.
Small traveller's sun dial, brass, circular shape, mid 18th century. Inscribed on both surfaces with numerals to allow the time to be read. The ring is hung by a thread from the small loop on the outside and a tiny hole in the ring allows a beam of sun to shine through on to the numerals on the inner side of the ring. The time is read from the altitude of the sun. Made by T W Proctor, in England.
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Aberdeenshire