Object Type: Soil and peat
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Bog iron samples
1. 21 small pieces of bog iron iron found by Dr John Holliday at Pàirc na Coille, Balephuil, in 2021. Bog iron ore occurs naturally in wet ground associated with sand. It was refined and used by Iron Age settlers to make tools etc.
2. Four pieces of bog iron ore from Vaul, 400m west of Dun Mòr Bhalla. Bog iron ore occurs naturally in wet ground associated with sand. It was refined and used by Iron Age settlers to make tools etc -
Date of peat sample from Balephetrish beach
Peat washed up on Balephetrish beach dated to 9474 years +/- 32 years (Jim Hill, Coll, pers. comm. 2017). The sample was tested through Glasgow University. -
Soil samples
‘One bag of sandy soil. Mann Collection.’ -
Soil sample, hut no. 1
Soil sample, hut no. 1 -
Soil sample hut no. 2
‘Soil samples; Object not seen: data taken from catalogue.’