Cockleroy
Arrowhead (Stone)
Site Name Cockleroy
Classification Arrowhead (Stone)
Canmore ID 47938
Site Number NS97SE 33
NGR NS 989 743
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/47938
- Council West Lothian
- Parish Linlithgow
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County West Lothian
NS97SE 33 989 743.
An arrowhead of rhyolitic ash was found in 1899 on Cockleroy (NS 989 743) in the roots of a large upturned tree; it must have been at least 2' below ground level before the tree was uprooted. It measures 3 7/8" x 2 1/4" x 1/2", and is shouldered, not barbed, and tanged. It is an unusual find for Scotland, and its period is uncertain.
The arrowhead was donated to the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow in 1941.
A S Robertson 1943.
