2010

NT1414 : Rotten Bottom, site of an archaeological find

taken 14 years ago, near to Rotten Bottom [other Features], Dumfries And Galloway, Great Britain

Rotten Bottom, site of an archaeological find
Rotten Bottom, site of an archaeological find
This unprepossessing stretch of upland peat bog was, in 1990, the site of a chance find of the remains of the oldest longbow found in Britain. The yew wood was carbon dated at between 4040 and 3640 BC, i.e. at least 5650 years. See 'The Carrifran Wildwood Story' by Myrtle and Philip Ashmole (Borders Forest Trust, Jedburgh 2009) and LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link )

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Category: Archaeology > Archaeology
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Carrifran Wildwood Automatic Clusters: · Rotten [5] · Bog [3] · Carrifran [3] · Upland [2] · Borders [2] · Peat [2] ·
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NT1414, 9 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jim Barton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 19 August, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 19 August, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 145 144 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:24.9788N 3:21.0639W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 149 146
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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