Blacketlees
Overview
Blacketlees is recorded as Core (flint)(period Unassigned), Flake (flint)(period Unassigned), Lithic Implement(s) (chert)(period Unassigned) in Scotland Dumfries And Galloway. Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blacketlees as Core (flint)(period Unassigned), Flake (flint)(period Unassigned), Lithic Implement(s) (chert)(period Unassigned).
Why it was made
The saved account records: Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Blacketlees as Core (flint)(period Unassigned), Flake (flint)(period Unassigned), Lithic Implement(s) (chert)(period Unassigned).
People and events
The short source does not safely name the people, events or traditions tied to this exact point. A famous nearby story is not attached without evidence that it belongs here.
How it worked
The label Core (flint)(period Unassigned), Flake (flint)(period Unassigned), Lithic Implement(s) (chert)(period Unassigned) gives the safest clue to purpose or form. It does not by itself prove the exact building method, daily use, age or sequence of changes at this place.
What remains
The official record fixes the place and calls it Core (flint)(period Unassigned), Flake (flint)(period Unassigned), Lithic Implement(s) (chert)(period Unassigned). It does not provide a full list of finds or a current condition report, so visible and buried remains are not guessed.
Why it mattered
Blacketlees matters as a recorded core (flint)(period unassigned), flake (flint)(period unassigned), lithic implement(s) (chert)(period unassigned) tied to an exact landscape. The account keeps what is known useful while leaving names, dates and claims unsupported by the source visibly open.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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