Pollok
Trough (Sandstone)
Site Name Pollok
Classification Trough (Sandstone)
Canmore ID 305246
Site Number NS56SE 2256
NGR NS 553 622
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/305246
- Council Glasgow, City Of
- Parish Eastwood (City Of Glasgow)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
Excavation (22 July 2009 - 23 July 2009)
NS 553 622 During the course of cleaning and extending a silted pond the Land Services team found a sandstone water or feed trough. The trough was damaged on its southern face during the extension of the pond; however, as the trough was level and upright when exposed it appears to be in its original position. The trough was orientated N–S and sat below the level of the 19th- and 20th-century field drain system. The trough was c0.5m below surface level and is 0.9 x 0.5m by 0.35m deep externally with an internal basin of 0.76 x 0.37m by 0.19m deep. The stone appears to have been shaped from a block of Barrhead grit and the basin of the trough does not have any drainage holes or cuts.
The infill of the basin was concurrent with the topsoil evident elsewhere on the site and the trough appears to have been left in situ when the ‘glade’ area of Pollok Country Park was landscaped. This conclusion was reached based on the position of the 19th-century field drains running above the find and its weight. There is a possibility that the trough may be associated with the Knowehead Farm, directly to the S of the site. The corner of a similar trough, 0.3 x 0.22m, was also excavated during the pond extension, though the rest of the trough has not been exposed. A 1 x 0.75 x 0.65m shaped block of similar material was also uncovered. The trough was measured, photographed and its position recorded. The trough will be left in situ in the pond area. This work was undertaken on 22–23 July 2009.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Glasgow Archaeological Society
Mark Mitchell and Stephen Driscoll – Glasgow Archaeological Society