Archaeology Notes

Event ID 713482

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NT48NE 4 4975 8504.

(NT 4975 8504) "Pottery"

NMAS 6" record sheet.

No further information.

Visited by OS (SFS) 10 July 1975

Eldbotle: This name applies to a small hill feature situated at the S end of Eldbotle Wood. It is said to be the site of some old dwelling or dwellings.

Name Book 1853

Eldbotle is named 'Oldbotle' (cf Newbotle = Newbattle) in Blaeu's Atlas.

G Chalmers 1810

The village of Eldbotle lay in the area centred NT 5010 8560. There are no extant remains, but medieval pottery has been found there (J Richardson, 7 Tantallon Terr, N Berwick).

Visited by OS (RDL) 22 November 1962

This is likely to be the village of Eldbottle, previuosly recorded some 650m to the NNE (see NT58NW 11).

Information from RCAHMS (DCC) 23 February 2007