Cooking pot

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This cooking pot was found during excavations at Kelso Abbey in the Borders in 1975-6. It dates from the 12th century.

The pot has straight sides and a largely complete base.

Kelso Abbey was established in 1128 by a group of monks who came to Scotland from Tiron in France. The monks were granted extensive land, which brought rent and taxes to the monastery.

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• Online ID: 000-100-079-218-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEE 11
• Date: 12th century
  
• Material: Pottery
  Pot, cooking
  
• Dimensions: 83 mm H / Rim: 95 mm D
  
• What: Pot, cooking
  
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• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Kelso Abbey
  
• Event:
• Description: Straight sided cooking pot, largely complete, found during excavations at Kelso Abbey, 1975 - 1976
  
• References:
  • Proceedings of the Society of Antiquities of Scotland 114 (1984), 365-404 
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