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Shafthole adze

Description

Perforated stone adze or hoe from Stornoway, Lewis, Ross and Cromarty

Museum reference

X.AH 231

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Shafthole adze

Materials

Stone

Physical description

Stone; probably an unfinished hoe; roughly oval in outline with a central hollow on each face

Collection place(s)

Stornoway, Lewis, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, Northern Europe

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

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