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Thorntonhall, Laigh Braehead
Cremation (Bronze Age)
Site Name Thorntonhall, Laigh Braehead
Classification Cremation (Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 274182
Site Number NS55NE 246
NGR NS 592 554
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/274182
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish East Kilbride (South Lanarkshire)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District East Kilbride
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS55NE 246 NS 592 554
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken in January and February 2004 in advance of a housing development. Twenty-five trenches were excavated across the site, the majority of which contained only modern field drains.
However, on an area of higher ground at the N end of the site, a single plough-damaged cremation burial pit was located. The
pottery appears to be of Middle to Late Bronze Age date, and has incised decoration on some of the sherds. The vessel may be similar to Collared Urn types, which are decorated on the rim and collar, and was probably inverted, as the base of the pot and a part of the body had been ploughed out. The flat area of the knoll was subsequently stripped of topsoil and the burial completely excavated. There was no evidence that the burial was contained within an enclosure or that it was part of a larger cemetery, but two small pits were located close to the burial.
Report lodged with WoSAS SMR and the NMRS.
Sponsor: CALA Homes (West) Ltd.
R Coleman 2004
