Notice of Two Burial Urns found in the Parish of Muirkirk, Ayrshire: With a Report on the Bones

J G A Baird; T H Bryce

doi:10.9750/PSAS.051.24.25

Notice of Two Burial Urns found in the Parish of Muirkirk, Ayrshire

With a Report on the Bones

J G A Baird (Author)

T H Bryce (Contributor)

Keywords:
Cremated Human Bone, Burial, Oak, Bones, Birch, Charcoal

Period(s):
Roman

Abstract

The urns were found within a cairn. One was badly damaged and empty. The second contained charcoal and cremated human bone. A further deposit of charcoal and cremated human bone lay nearby. The charcoal was identified as birch and oak. The bones have been tentatively identified as an adult female.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.051.24.25

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Published

30-11-1917

How to Cite

Baird, J. G. A., & Bryce, T. H. (1917). Notice of Two Burial Urns found in the Parish of Muirkirk, Ayrshire: With a Report on the Bones. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 51, 24–25. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.051.24.25