| Title: |
Account of some Slight Excavations at the Mote of Hawick.
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| Issue: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 48 |
| Series: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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| Volume: |
48
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| Number of Pages: |
447 |
| Page Start/End: |
18 - 24 |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
The mote, in the usual form of a truncated cone, rises steeply from ground level to a height of just over 28 feet and appears to be entirely artificial in its formation. Excavation revealed a ditch around the mote. The ditch appeared to be flat-bottomed, and from the difference in depth on the higher and lower sides it is evident that the mote had been constructed on a level platform cut out of the sloping ground. Numerous fragments of wheel-made pottery were recovered along with some glazed earthenware. A silver short cross penny of the first issue of Henry II of England (1154-1189) was found at the base of the ditch. It is argued that the evidence indicates Anglo-Norman occupation of a mote hill. |
| Year of Publication: |
1913
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Silver Short Cross Penny (Auto Detected Subject) |
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SHERD
(Object England)
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DITCH
(Monument Type England)
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| Note: |
Form of Journal Title given in original reference: Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot.
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| Source: |
ADS Archive
(ADS Archive)
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| Created Date: |
08 Dec 2008 |
