Canmore Site 48918: MELBOURNE - WALSTON - FLAKE (FLINT), SCRAPER (TOOL)(S) (FLINT), WORKED OBJECT (STONE)


Description

Site NameMELBOURNE
Other Name(s)n/a
Site NumberNT04SE 10
Broad ClassMANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, UNASSIGNED (OBJECT)
Site Type(s)FLAKE (FLINT), SCRAPER (TOOL)(S) (FLINT), WORKED OBJECT (STONE)
NGRNT 086 441
NGR accuracyNGR given to the nearest 100m
Local AuthoritySOUTH LANARKSHIRE
ParishWALSTON
Record created1988-04-11
Last updated2002-05-14

Archaeology Notes

NT04SE 10 c. 086 441. An oval sandstone pebble, 3.55" by 3.0", by 1.4", with a central hour-glass perforation, found at Melbourne (NT 086 441), was an item in the collection of the late Peter F Dunlop which was purchased for the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1955 (Accession no: AO 153). Also, three flint scrapers and a flint flake, from Melbourne were donated to the NMAS in 1965, being part of the collection of the late T B Dunlop (Acc No: AB 2857- 60). NMAS Card Index; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1956; 1967 No further information. Visited by OS (RD) 22 July 1971.

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