Mould

Description

Mould, from Brough of Birsay, Orkney

Museum reference

X.HB 570

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Mould

Materials

Sandstone, flaggy

Physical description

Sandstone, flaggy; matrix for casting wide metal bar; incomplete

Collection place(s)

Brough of Birsay, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

Maldonado, A. 2021. Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom. Edinburgh: National Museums Scotland.

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record