Scotland, Scottish Borders
Roxburgh lost royal burgh
Ghost town Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and buckles
Flint and stone toolsAlso reported: seal matrices, lead weights.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), James St. John (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
12th to 15th century royal burgh
Royal burgh of David I on the peninsula between the Tweed and Teviot, once as important as Edinburgh, with a royal mint, three churches and schools. Fought over through the Wars of Independence, it was abandoned in the late 15th century.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river banks
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