Oliver
Cist (Bronze Age), Beaker (Bronze Age)
Site Name Oliver
Classification Cist (Bronze Age), Beaker (Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 48526
Site Number NT02SE 11
NGR NT 097 248
NGR Description NT c. 097 248
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/48526
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Tweedsmuir
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Tweeddale
- Former County Peebles-shire
NT02SE 11 c. 097 248
About 1877 while building dikes round young woods on Oliver (NT 097 248) workmen unearthed a cist containing a beaker - Clarke's N3(L) type - which was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1923 (Accession no EG 55).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1924; J Buchan and H Paton 1927; RCAHMS 1967; D L Clarke 1970.
Sbc Note
Visibility: This site has been excavated.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
