Canmore Site 67661: TARRASFOOT TILEWORKS - LANGHOLM - KNIFE (FLINT)


Description

Site NameTARRASFOOT TILEWORKS
Other Name(s)n/a
Site NumberNY38SE 19
Broad ClassFOOD PREPARATION AND CONSUMPTION, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Site Type(s)KNIFE (FLINT)
NGRNY 380 812
NGR accuracyNGR given to the nearest 100m
Local AuthorityDUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY
ParishLANGHOLM
Record created1988-06-27
Last updated2000-04-12

Archaeology Notes

NY38SE 19 c. 380 812. A discoidal flint knife, 9.9cms long, 7.1cms wide and a maximum of 1.2cms thick, was found in 1947 at approximately NY 380 812, in a field on the N bank of the Tarras Water, close to Tarras Tile Works (NY38SE 44), the first time the field was ploughed within living memory. It was donated to Carlisle Museum by Mrs Tweddle (Acc No: 87.1947-1). C I Fell 1970.

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