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Medieval wooden bucket
Made from oak staves, with an iron handle. Bound with modern hazel withies and pegs
Medieval oak bucket, found in the well at Castell y Bere, north-west Wales. It is bound with modern hazel.
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© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
© Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
53.123/4
Find Information
Site Name: Castell-y-Bere, Gwynedd
Date: 1951
Notes: found in the course of clearing the castle well
Measurements
height / mm:390.0
diameter / mm:340.0
Material
oak
hazel
iron
Location
St Fagans Gweithdy gallery : Coopering
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Comments - (4)
The bucket is thought to date from the late 13th century. There is evidence for hoops of both metal and split wood, usually hazel, being in use at the same time since at least the Roman period.
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