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Strike-a-light

Description

Tracked waterworn pebble of quartz used as a strike-a-light, from Broch of Lingrow, Orkney

Museum reference

X.GE 6

Collection

Object name

Materials

Physical description

Quartz; flattish; waterworn; with oblique longitudinal hollow on flat side

Collection place(s)

Lingrow, Scapa, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

George Petrie

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

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