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Cowdenknowes Mains
Handle (Copper Alloy)(Iron Age)
Site Name Cowdenknowes Mains
Classification Handle (Copper Alloy)(Iron Age)
Canmore ID 367585
Site Number NT53NE 159
NGR NT 58 37
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/367585
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Earlston
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Berwickshire
Metal Detector Find (2018)
NT 58 37 An unusual enamelled Iron Age copper-alloy tankard handle was recovered by metal-detecting. The elongated oval form is typical of north British tankards, but the decoration is an exceptional complex reserved pattern based on a central four-legged spiral, and evoking a pair of flowering plants (L 81mm, W 25mm). No sites are known in the vicinity, but a Roman brooch found nearby (DES 2016, 150) suggests a locus of activity.
Claimed as Treasure Trove (TT 58/18) and allocated to NMS (X.FA 150)
Fraser Hunter – National Museums Scotland
(Source: DES Vol 20)
