The Tweed catchment is rich in evidence of prehistoric lives, from the Upper Palaeolithic to the late Iron Age. Some of the earliest prehistoric evidence for the area includes lithic scatter sites. These include Scotland’s only Hamburgian settlement at Howburn Farm, representing nationally significant and rare evidence of Late Glacial (12,700-9,800 BC) activity. Lithic scatter […]

Paxton is located close to the confluence of the Whiteadder and the Tweed, leaving a narrow strip of land between the two bodies of water. Volunteers have been fieldwalking for lithics in the fields around Paxton and have gathered a substantial number of lithics over the years, indicating a significant prehistoric presence in the region. […]