NMS Archaeology Object 128863: X.EA 164 - Pottery / cinerary urn


Description

Summary


Cinerary urn of clay found in a cairn at Gourlaw Farm, Midlothian


Accession Number


X.EA 164


Other references

Not recorded1905 p. 249

Original description

CINERARY URNS OF CLAY: Urn, 14 3/8 x 12 1/4 in., found with incinerated bones, etc., in a cairn in the Stackyardfield, Gourlaw, Midlothian.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Stackyardfield, Gourlaw, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1905

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

J.M. Brockley

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

Image of Cinerary urn of clay found in a cairn at Gourlaw Farm, Midlothian © National Museums Scotland
Image of Cinerary urn of clay found in a cairn at Gourlaw Farm, Midlothian © National Museums Scotland

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