The pottery industry at Throsk, Stirlingshire, in the 17th and early 18th century

The bulk of pottery from 17th- and early 18th-century sites in Scotland is a particular type of earthenware, much of which may have been made at Throsk near Stirling. This paper describes a fieldwork project at Throsk, achieved with funding from Historic Buildings and Monuments, Scottish Development Department (now Historic Scotland), and gives a catalogue of the different vessels produced. Methods of manufacture are discussed as well as the uses of the pottery. Documentary research has provided information on over thirty potters and how their products were marketed and distributed. A first report on a neutron activation programme involving Throsk pottery is given in an appendix.