Ancient hazelnut shells

Several ancient nutshells from the crannog at Lochend Loch. These seem to be all that remain of a larger number of nutshells at the original site. The nuts suggest that the crannog dwellers did not have a very rich diet, and probably foraged seasonally.

Museum reference:
NLC-2019-68
Associated with:
Iron Age

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