Earlston
Findspot, Lithic Implement(S) (Flint), Lithic Implement(S) (Stone)
Site Name Earlston
Classification Findspot, Lithic Implement(S) (Flint), Lithic Implement(S) (Stone)
Canmore ID 55528
Site Number NT53NE 44
NGR NT 57 38
NGR Description NT c. 57 38
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/55528
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Earlston
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Berwickshire
NT53NE 44 c. 57 38.
A greenstone axe, 11 ins by 3 1/2 ins, with a rough and pecked surface, from Earlston (NT 57 38) was purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1884 (Accession no: AF 246).
NMAS Catalogue 1892
Other articles from Earlston which are in the NMAS comprise: stone pounders (Accession nos: AK 196, AK 249), a whetstone (AL 102), a notched pebble (BG 365), and flints (AA 217, AD 1524, AD 2250, BMA 455, BMA 448, BMA 489, BMA 2270).
NMAS MS Accessions List
Earlston is listed among sites where microliths have been found. A scraper and a weapon head are illustrated, and a grid reference of NT 577 383 (300 ft OD), is quoted.
H Mulholland 1970
'296 flints, 18 non flint, 149 retouched from Earlston are listed among chipped stone artefacts in Wilton Lodge Museum, Hawick (HAKMG 2278-2408, 2582-2713, 2724-2774, 3991), (See also NT53NE 8 for other stone/flint material from Earlston).
Museum Catalogue 1981
Sbc Note
Visibility: Not applicable. Site of an unprovenanced find.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
