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This earthenware jug was found at Bothwell Castle in Lanarkshire. It dates from the 13th or 14th century.

The green-glazed jug has a parrot-beak bridge spout and a lid.

Situated on the Clyde, Bothwell Castle was probably built in the second half of the 13th century and was an important fortress during the Wars of Independence. It has been called 'probably the greatest ruin of its kind in Scotland'.

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• Online ID: 000-100-045-854-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEC 38 B
• Date: 1200 - 1400
  1200 - 1400
  13th or 14th century
  
• Material: Pottery; green glaze
  Pottery; yellow and light green glaze; restored
  Lid, jug
  
• Dimensions: 117 mm D
  300 mm H x 185 mm Dia (max)
  
• What: Lid, jug
  
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• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Bothwell Castle
  Scotland, Lanarkshire, Bothwell Castle
  
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• Description: Restored jug with rounded rim with wide groove below, parrot-beak bridge spout and round-sectioned handle with grooves, 13th to 14th century, from Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, 1937 - 1938
  Restored lid from a jug, two circular grooves with a slight knob in centre, wide flange and neck underneath, green glaze, 13th to 14th century, from Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, 1937 - 1938
  
• References:
  • Keay, J. & Keay J. (ed). Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London: Collins, 1994 p 93 
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