Kilmartin House - Room 3 Summary A museum is a dynamic institution. It constantly hunts for original ideas and new evidence. Here in room three, we celebrate what we know and highlight what we need to know. The beginning of farming in Kilmartin represents a fundamental change. Farmers see different things in the landscape than nomads or pastoralists, and have some different needs.
Axes have a double significance.
They are effective and common tools among the first Scottish farmers, representing a significant technological aid in the manipulation of the landscape. They also display increasing discrimination in the use of materials. One of the axes from Kilmartin was brought from Ireland. Many axes are more beautiful than their use as a tool would demand. Come and see these powerful objects.