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Dowalton Loch
Patera (Roman)
Site Name Dowalton Loch
Classification Patera (Roman)
Canmore ID 63195
Site Number NX44NW 12
NGR NX 40 46
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/63195
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Sorbie
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Wigtown
- Former County Wigtownshire
NX44NW 12 40 46.
A Roman bronze patera was found in 1863 in the mud near the E margin of Dowalton Loch. It is 5 1/2" tall and 8" diameter across the mouth. The handle, 7" long, is stamped CIPIPOLIBI. It is of Campanian origin and 1st century date, and is now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS, Accession no. HU 1).
Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1868; J Curle 1932; NMAS 1892.
