Ratho
Barrow (Prehistoric), Inhumation (Bronze Age), Armlet (Bronze)(Bronze Age), Dress Fastener (Bronze)(Bronze Age), Food Vessel Urn (Pottery)(Bronze Age), Pin (Bronze)(Bronze Age), Ring(S) (Bronze)(Bronze Age)
Site Name Ratho
Classification Barrow (Prehistoric), Inhumation (Bronze Age), Armlet (Bronze)(Bronze Age), Dress Fastener (Bronze)(Bronze Age), Food Vessel Urn (Pottery)(Bronze Age), Pin (Bronze)(Bronze Age), Ring(S) (Bronze)(Bronze Age)
Canmore ID 50728
Site Number NT17SW 18
NGR NT 13 70
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/50728
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Ratho
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT17SW 18 13 70.
When a tumulus in the parish of Ratho was opened, a cist was found. It contained a skeleton with a brachycephalic skull, accompanied by a vase-type food vessel, filled with ashes and fragments of human bones, mingled with which were several pieces of bronze rings and an Early Bronze Age bar armlet (J M Coles 1971). The artifacts are in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS - Accession nos: EQ 158 - 162).
D Wilson 1863; NMAS 1892
