Summary

Early Historic human remains, from Winton House, Cockenzie, East Lothian

Accession Number

X.1999.13

Other references

None

Original description

Early Historic human remains from Winton House, Cockenzie, E Lothian. ORF: IDENTIFICATION - Description: Early Historic human remains from Winton House, Cockenzie, E Lothian. Finds Disposal Panel. FIELD COLLECTION - Place: Winton House, Cockenzie, Tranent, East Lothian. Grid Reference: NT 4024 7562. Site Type: Burials, cists. NMRS no: NT47NW 37. Burials were discovered during construction work in the grounds of Winton House, Cockenzie. Seven undisturbed inhumations were present, at least four of which had originally been contained within cists. The latter displayed a variety of construction techniques and alignments. The best preserved example was a flexed inhumation in a short cist made of vertical upright sandstone slabs. NOTES and DOCUMENTATION - Bibliographic Reference: Dalland, M (1992) 'Burials at Winton House, Cockenzie and Port Seton, East Lothian', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 121, 1991, 175-80. Registered / Completed By: Trevor Cowie. Date: 17.5.2005.

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)

Cockenzie, East Lothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1999

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Historic Scotland, Finds Disposal Panel

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Donor

Image

None