Tartraven
Cist (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Tartraven
Classification Cist (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 49311
Site Number NT07SW 6
NGR NT 001 724
NGR Description NT c. 001 724
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/49311
- Council West Lothian
- Parish Linlithgow
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District West Lothian
- Former County West Lothian
NT07SW 6 c. 001 724
Possibly on map sheet NS97SE.
A beaker (Clarke's N.3 type), found in a cist at Tartraven (name: NT 001 724) c. 1862, was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1887 by R Carfrae (Accession no: EG 32). It measures 5 1/2" high by 4 3/8" across the mouth.
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1887; D L Clarke 1970
No further information.
Visited by OS (JLD) 4 December 1952 and (DWR) 21 March 1974
