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CUMSTOUN

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Archaeology Notes

The large Mesolithic bilaterally barbed red deer antler point, which was retrieved from the bed of the River Dee at Cumstoun, is preserved in the Stewarty Museum, Kirkcudbright.

A D Lacaille 1954

The antler point, Acc. no.2755 in Kirkcudbright Museum, is described there as a barbed spear point of red deer antler. No further information.

Visited by OS (EGC) 11 February 1965

Dated by radiocarbon to 4715 +/- 70bc (OxA-3735), 4855-4575 cal BC.

NMRS MS/735/1

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