Banff, Sandyhill Road
No Class (Event)
Site Name Banff, Sandyhill Road
Classification No Class (Event)
Alternative Name(s) Duff House Policies
Canmore ID 82142
Site Number NJ66SE 103
NGR NJ 680 630
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/82142
- Council Aberdeenshire
- Parish Banff
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Banff And Buchan
- Former County Banffshire
NJ66SE 103 680 630
For Duff House (NJ 69063 63317) and associated buildings, see NJ66SE 8.00.
An extensive field survey was conducted (by SUAT) over an area of 4.625 ha. in January 1993. This was over the possible site of a Carmelite friary (NJ66SE 8.04). A series of hand- and machine-excavated test pits and trenches was opened, paying particular attention to putative earthwork features. The first, a linear feature close to the S boundary, was found to be natural. The second, a platform area of about 0.3 sq m, was located in the central area of the field and also found to be natural, the N edge being defined by a natural channel. No archaeological deposits were encountered, although a small number of residual medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds were recovered, possibly representing midden material scattered as fertiliser. Natural sand and gravels occurred at an average depth of 0.7m below ground surface.
Sponsor: Grampian Regional Council.
J R MacKenzie 1993.
Excavation (January 1993)
An extensive field survey was conducted (by SUAT) over an area of 4.625 ha. in January 1993. This was over the possible site of a Carmelite friary (NJ66SE 8.04). A series of hand- and machine-excavated test pits and trenches was opened, paying particular attention to putative earthwork features. The first, a linear feature close to the S boundary, was found to be natural. The second, a platform area of about 0.3 sq m, was located in the central area of the field and also found to be natural, the N edge being defined by a natural channel. No archaeological deposits were encountered, although a small number of residual medieval and post-medieval pottery sherds were recovered, possibly representing midden material scattered as fertiliser. Natural sand and gravels occurred at an average depth of 0.7m below ground surface.
Sponsor: Grampian Regional Council.
J R MacKenzie 1993.
