Piece of slag

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Piece of slag

Field collection: Dundee Law
Collected by Rideout, J. S. & Rodger, I (AOC Archaeology)

Donated by Historic Scotland
Museum number 1996-355-2

Slag is the mass left behind in the bottom of a furnace after iron has been smelted. It is evidence that people were working with iron on the Law.