Site Name: Brownsbank Farm
Alternative Name(s):
Monument Type: Lithic Scatter;Pottery
Council: South Lanarkshire
Parish: Biggar
Map Sheet: NT04SE
Grid Reference: 308000, 643000 Co-ords from NMRS
Canmore Number: 216532
Non-Statutory Register Code:
WoSASPIN 41356 NT04SE 70 centred c.080 430
NT 080 430 (centre) Continuing fieldwalking in the area (DES 2000, 84) has produced quantities of lithics including pitchstone and flakes of type VI axes. Scatters of Early Neolithic carinated bowl pottery were investigated. One further location has produced a significant quantity of sherds. The charcoal from the previous excavation has been dated (see radiocarbon report, 126).
Interim report lodged with the NMRS.
Sponsor: Biggar Museum Trust.
T Ward 2001
Results of previous fieldwalking are recorded as NT04SE 61.
Information from RCAHMS (GJW) 10 June 2002
NMRS Report date for above text 10/06/02
Ward, T , 'Brownsbank Farm, Biggar, South Lanarkshire (Biggar parish), excavation; fieldwalking',Discovery and Excavation, Scotland,2,2001, pp.90,2002(2001)
, Discovery and Excavation in Scotland, New Series, Volume 4(2003)