Cooking pot

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:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.MEE 11
Date:	12th century
Material:	Pottery
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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