Purclewan
Pitcher
Site Name Purclewan
Classification Pitcher
Alternative Name(s) Perclewan
Canmore ID 41585
Site Number NS31NE 7
NGR NS 379 158
NGR Description NS c. 379 158
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41585
- Council East Ayrshire
- Parish Dalrymple (Cumnock And Doon Valley)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cumnock And Doon Valley
- Former County Ayrshire
NS31NE 7 c. 379 158.
A (14th century (Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1936)) pitcher was found at Perclewan in 1833. It is made of coarse clay, furnished with a handle and a small spout, ornamented with a man's face and hands, and is badly worked, presumably on a wheel. It was covered with a greenish glaze. It is 13" high, 4 3/4" diameter across the mouth, 5 3/4" diameter at base, and 26" greatest circumference. Donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1935 by Sir G Macdonald (Accession no. ME 480).
J Smith 1895; NSA 1845; D Wilson 1863
Local enquiries at Purclewan failed to reveal the precise find-spot of this pitcher.
Visited by OS (JLD) 12 December 1955.
