Black Birn
Lithic Scatter (Prehistoric)
Site Name Black Birn
Classification Lithic Scatter (Prehistoric)
Canmore ID 348433
Site Number NT05SW 105
NGR NT 0477 5377
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/348433
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Dunsyre
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
Field Visit (20 May 2002 - 22 May 2002)
Site 2 (centred on NGR NT 0477 5377
Worked chert and quartz was recovered over an area of approximately 2000 m², around the head of a spring at NGR NT 0477 5377 (marked as a ‘cistern’ on Ordnance Survey maps). Following its initial discovery, the area was walked more thoroughly to define the extent of the scatter. No artefacts were recovered for at least 10 m beyond the line marked ‘limit of lithic scatter’ in Figure 2. Two main concentrations were identified, centred on NT 0478 5376 and NT 0477 5378, although only a sample of the material present was recovered.
Headland Archaeology Ltd. 2002
Desk Based Assessment (January 2010)
NT 0477 5377: The HER records that worked chert and quartz was recovered over an area of approximately 2000m sq, around the head of a spring at NT 0477 5377 (marked as 'cistern' on Ordnance Survey maps).
Information from George Mudie (CFA Archaeology Ltd) January 2010. OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-74330 (no.12)
