Loch Arthur
Tripod Vessel(S) (Bronze)
Site Name Loch Arthur
Classification Tripod Vessel(S) (Bronze)
Canmore ID 65469
Site Number NX96NW 2
NGR NX 904 688
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/65469
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish New Abbey
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
NX96NW 2 904 688.
Two medieval bronze tripod cooking pots were recovered from Loch Arthur (NX 904 688) prior to the period 1840-4; they were originally in the hands of D Hamilton Craik of Arbigland, the land-owner. Their present location is not known, but a third vessel from this loch (also known as Lochend Loch or Lotus Loch) is in Dumfries Museum, donated in 1852. It is of a probable 15th century type. (See also NX96NW 1.)
J Williams 1971; NSA 1845 (J Hamilton)
