Watching Brief

Date September 2019

Event ID 1103558

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1103558

NJ 70378 24714 The work required the monitoring of the excavation of a 2.2 x 1.9m trench around the Maiden Stone to remove stones uncovered during 2014 work and to level the area in order to facilitate the erection of a winter frost protective cover. The work found that the stones were floating within the topsoil and were of no archaeological importance. Modern glass and ceramic were found within the same layer as the stones.

Six possible packing stones were found adjacent to the base of the Maiden Stone on the north and west sides. A 0.2m deep section of the normally hidden, undressed lower section of the stone was uncovered. At its widest the undressed stone is 0.15m wider than the carved, flat face of the western side of the stone.

Archive: NRHE (intended). Reports lodged with Aberdeenshire HER

Funder: Historic Environment Scotland

Graeme Carruthers ̶ CFA Archaeology Ltd

(Source: DES Vol 20)

OASIS ID - cfaarcha1-371493