Spindle whorl

Description

Spindle whorl of dark grey stone, possibly greywacke, in the form of a flattened disc with a perforation drilled from one face, found on a building site at Deans, possibly Livingston, West Lothian

Museum reference

X.BE 608

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Spindle whorl

Materials

Stone, Greywacke

Physical description

Stone, dark grey, possibly greywacke; flattened disc; perforated; decorated

Collection place(s)

Deans, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland, Northern Europe