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E34 Trenail
E34 Trenail
E34 Trenail

E34 Trenail

DateLate 12th - 13th Century
Object NameTrenail
Mediumhazel
ClassificationsArchaeology Excavated
DimensionsOverall (Width x Depth x Length): 25 × 23 × 115mm
AcquisitionHistoric Scotland
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS034239
About MeSite number: E34
Site name: Gallowgate Middle School
Small find number: 38
Context number: Layer 107
Trench number: N/A
Feature number: CT
Phase number: 2
Sample number: N/A
Lab number: N/A
Catalogue number: 479 ('Aberdeen: An In-depth View of the City's Past')


A trenail with a square cross-section and tip partially broken off. The top is shaped with oblique knife cuts. Treenails of this type were used for securing all types of wooden jointing.