Excavation

Date 3 September 2013 - 10 September 2013

Event ID 994278

Category Recording

Type Excavation

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HY 74733 45810 A limited excavation was carried out, 3–10 September 2013, on a mound at the N end of the grounds of Meur as part of ongoing community archaeological training by Sanday Archaeology Group. The site was selected as it is threatened by coastal erosion, which has already revealed charcoal and shell-rich midden deposits on the W side of the mound. It is located c50m N of the Meur burnt mound (HY74NW 9).

A 6 x 4m trench was excavated on the summit of the mound, revealing a suite of features. This included a collapsed wall or stone bank, edge-set slabs, a cobbled area and a shallow ditch infilled with midden-rich material. Preliminary findings indicate these features overly earlier midden deposits. Finds included prehistoric pottery fragments.

Archive: RCAHMS (intended)

Funder: C Parker

Catherine Parker, Sanday Archaeology Group, 2013

(Source: DES)