Mertoun House
Findspot (Period Unassigned), Tripod Vessel (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Site Name Mertoun House
Classification Findspot (Period Unassigned), Tripod Vessel (Bronze)(Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 57225
Site Number NT63SW 14
NGR NT 617 317
NGR Description NT c. 617 317
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/57225
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Mertoun
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Berwickshire
NT63SW 14 c. 617 317.
A bronze tripod cooking pot of medieval date, 9 3/4ins in height and 6 1/2 ins across the mouth, was found in digging a grave at Mertoun House (NT 617 317 - adjacent to Mertoun Parish Church). On the outer side are three peculiar markings in relief, probably intended for letters. It was in the National Museum Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1894, on loan from T Scott ARSA, Bowden, in whose collection it is noted in 1895.
G F Black 1894; T Scott 1897.
No further information was obtained during field investigation.
Visited by OS (WDJ) 19 September 1962.
Sbc Note
Visibility: Not applicable. Site of an unprovenanced find.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
