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Lilliesleaf
Findspot (20th Century), Amphora (Roman), Coin (Roman), Samian (Pottery)(Roman)
Site Name Lilliesleaf
Classification Findspot (20th Century), Amphora (Roman), Coin (Roman), Samian (Pottery)(Roman)
Canmore ID 111155
Site Number NT52NW 44
NGR NT 545 254
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/111155
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Lilliesleaf
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT52NW 44 545 254
An as of Vespasian, a zoomorphic terminal were found here by J W Elliot. Two pieces of Samian pottery were found by a Bradford student whilst conducting a geophysical survey. The farmers wife is reported to have several Roman coins from the site.
Between January and June 1994, a small bronze 4th century coin, 5 sherds of Samian ware, 3 of black ware and an amphora rim were found by field-walking. Finds were retained by John Dent, Regional Archaeologist).
Information from J W Elliot typescript, 1995.
NT 545 255 Two sherds of Roman colour-coated pottery, recovered by fieldwalking near the cropmark site at Lilliesleaf, were donated to the National Museum of Scotland (NMS).
F Hunter 1999
