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Thankerton
Chert Scatter (Prehistoric), Implement (Flint)(Period Unassigned), Samian (Pottery)(Roman), Worked Object (Pitchstone)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Thankerton
Classification Chert Scatter (Prehistoric), Implement (Flint)(Period Unassigned), Samian (Pottery)(Roman), Worked Object (Pitchstone)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 186690
Site Number NS93NE 79
NGR NS 974 378
NGR Description Centred NS 974 378
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/186690
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Covington And Thankerton
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS93NE 79 centred 974 378
NS 974 378 A variety of chert wasters, one chert cutting tool, a piece of worked Arran pitchstone and a flint waster were found. The assemblage probably spans the Late Mesolithic to the Early Neolithic periods. One of the more surprising finds was a piece of very worn samian ware. There is no known Roman presence on the site.
In the NE corner of this field one of the bottom feet was found of a medieval cauldron. Other metal finds from this area of the field include two medieval lead spindle whorls and a piece of lead pistol shot. There are also about a dozen fragments of early medieval pottery belonging roughly to the 14th century.
Amongst the other finds made in this field, is a large selection of clay pipe stems and bowls. Two of the bowls are 17th century in date, and there are several fragments of stems from mid-19th-century pipes made in Glasgow.
Sponsor: Lanark & District Archaeological Society.
E Archer 2000
