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Bannocks are a traditional Scottish flat circular loaves made of oatmeal and water. They were cooked on a brander over an open fire. A bannock spade, like this one made of wrought iron, was used for turning over the bannocks as they cooked.

1 bannock spade: metal (wrought iron); good condition

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This type of spade was used in the making of bannocks which are flat circular loaves of oatmeal and water. They are made on a brander which was suspended over the open fire and turned with the spade. // The spade, which came from Scotland, is made of wrought iron and is 18.2 inches long.', Victoria & Albert Museum No. M348, 1926.

1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31

Eighteenth century