Paddle, water mill

Description

Wooden paddle, probably from the wheel of a horizontal water-mill, found in the ground at Bankhead, Dalswinton, Dumfriesshire, 640 - 854 AD

Museum reference

X.PD 12

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Paddle, water mill

Date

640 - 854

Materials

Wood

Physical description

Wood

Collection place(s)

Bankhead, Dalswinton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

References

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

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