What is recorded here

Thirlestane Castle in Lauder, Scottish Borders, is a findspot where a bronze kettle emerged, though no date or owner is recorded. The castle name suggests rooms, fire and pride, while the kettle suggests only that someone drank, bled or lived near the stones. The exact spot remains a kilometre-wide guess, keeping the place half-hidden and refusing to hand its story over completely.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lauder, Thirlestane Castle as Findspot (period Unassigned), Kettle (bronze)(period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1km. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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