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Archive from archaeological excavations at Kebister, Shetland

551 112/3/1

Description Archive from archaeological excavations at Kebister, Shetland

Date 1985

Collection Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number 551 112/3/1

Category All Other

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1300064

Collection Hierarchy - Sub-Group Level

Preview Category Catalogue Number Title Date Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1870621 Kebister excavation archive 11 negatives of the Bishop Edward Stewart armorial stone. Used in comparison with the Kebister armorial stone. 1986 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852695 Kebister excavation archive 36 negatives of the settlement (Area III and Cutting B): 1-5: Area III/ II - overview. 7-10: Contractors' section line. 11-12: Cutting B - contexts 503 & 504. 13-16: Area III - general view, with 752. 17-19: Area III - detailed 20-21: Area III - context 753. 22-25: Cutting B - after removal of wall 503, showing 505-507. 26-27: Area III - drain fill 755 and capstone 754. 28-29: Area III - square feature (contexts 758 & 759). 30-34: Area III - 760 in NW and SW corners. 35-37: Working shots. 6/1985 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852704 Kebister excavation archive 37 negatives of the settlement (Area II and III): 1-2: Area III - context 790. 3-4: Area II - context 564. 5-10: Area III - contexts 796, 798, 799 & 801. 11-12: Area II - context 684 peat and ash spread. 13-14: Area III - context 803. 15-16: Area III - contexts 798 & 799. 17-24: Area II - general view, with context 677, various wall lines and rubble. 25-26: Area III - context 808. 27-37: Area II - contexts 677, 608, 681, 685 & 608. 5/1985 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852615 View of a manmade ridge at Kebister. 17/3/1985 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852722 Kebister excavation archive 31 negatives of the settlement and sheep pen (Areas II & IV): 7-19: Area IV - general views before excavation. 20-24: Area IV - contexts 1312 & 1307. 25-34: Area II - views of postholes and gullies (contexts 708, 714, 1163, 1163, 1041, 1044, 1003,1013, 1169, 1139, 1170, 1087 & 1167. Note features are weathered - Area II opened in June 1985. 35-37: Area IV - general views. 8/1985 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852725 Kebister excavation archive 36 negatives of the settlement (Areas II & IV): 2-3: Area II - contexts 1121 & 618. 4-11: Area IV - general overviews, plus detail of wall faces 1303, 1305 & 1306. 12-20: Area II - contexts 1177, 1178, 1179, 1178, 1182, 1039 & 1100. 21-22: Area IV - general overview of 1328. 23-24: Area II - contexts 1180 & 1184. 25-28: Area IV - contexts 1322 & 1329. 29-34: Area II - contexts 1104, 1187, 1182, 1190, 1192 & 1003. 35-37: Area IV - contexts 1330 & 1331. 8/1985 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852670 Kebister excavation archive 36 negatives of Handigert crofting settlement, the field headland, the contractors' baseline and Area I: 1-8: Views of Handigert crofting settlement before excavation. 9-10: Field headland to the W of the site. Feature MF 9. 11-13: Section along 170 (contractors' baseline). 14-17: Area IV - general views before excavation. 18-19: Area I - general views before excavation. 20-25: Area I/II - general views before excavation. 26-27: Features to the S of Area I, before excavation. 28-36: Features within Area I, including the house (Structure 8) and detail of a dressed stone, before excavation. 20/3/1985 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852672 View of Kebister Ness and Dales Voe. The March Dyke is visible in the middle ground. 3/1985 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852728 Kebister excavation archive 17 negatives of the settlement (Area III): 1-17: General overviews and detail shots of contexts 847, 800, 892 & 893. 8/1985 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852674 Kebister excavation archive 36 negatives of the teind barn and kiln under excavation, plus a clearance cairn and a turf dyke: 2-4: Clearance cairn (526) within Area II. 5-6: Turf dyke, aligned E-W. 7-8: Enthusiastic archaeologists on a Sunday outing. 9-20: Area I (teind barn) under excavation, taken from the W. 26-29: Detail of kiln in Area I. 30-31: Interior of the teind barn - detail of the passageway. 32-33: Detail of the flue (27) within Area I. 36-37: Detail of the flue (16) within Area I. 1/4/1985 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852679 Kebister excavation archive 35 negatives of the kiln and the settlement in Areas I and II: 1-9: General views of Area II with the S extension. 10-21: Features 552 - 557 in Area II. 22-23: Kiln within Area I. 24-25: Pot 512 in situ in Area I. 26-27: Rubble (70) inside the kiln. 28-29: Context 59. 30-33: 72 and 74 in the Loading Room. 34-36: 560 in Area I. 4/1985 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852685 Possible boat noost site to the S of the Burn of Kebister (MF 7). 4/1985 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852753 Kebister excavation archive 37 negatives of the settlement and ard marks (Area V & VI), plus Handigert: 1-4: Area VI - detail of ard marks 397 in context 429. 5-16: Area V/VI - walls and contexts 432, 431, 430, 434, 433 & 439. 17-18: Area V/VI - ard marks 397 cutting context 436. 19-30: Area V - wall and floor contexts 432 & 434. 31-32: Ard point (SF 3726) in situ within context 1384. 33-36: Handigert - trench to the W of the buildings. 37: Area V - context 439. 1987 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852757 Kebister excavation archive 11 negatives of the Bishop Edward Stewart armorial stone. Used in comparison with the Kebister armorial stone. 1986 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852743 Kebister excavation archive 34 negatives of the settlement (Areas V & VI) and the teind barn (Area I): 1-23: Area VI - contexts 908, 914, 915, 927, 929, 930, 709, 919, 934, 935, 934, 909 & 913. 24-31: Area I - general overview of contexts 180 & 1232. 32-33: Area VI - contexts 948 & 949. 34-35: Area V - context 1240. 5/1986 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852744 Kebister excavation archive 35 negatives of the settlement (Area VI) and the teind barn (Area I): 1-6: Area VI - contexts 911, 983 & 987. 7-13: Area I - construction trench 189 and rubble (204) from wall 153. 14-15: Area VI - contexts 926 & 927. 16-27: Area V - wall contexts 1278, 1281, 1280, 1279, 1273, 1285 & 1284. 28-35: Area VI - general shots, plus contexts 979, 780 & 981. 5/1986 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852745 Kebister excavation archive 35 negatives of the settlement (Areas V & VI) and the teind barn (Area I): 2-3: Area V - full extent of flagstones 1293. 4-5: Area VI - context 316. 6-12: Area I - contexts 219, 218 & 153. 13-16: Area VI - contexts 330 & 316. 17-36: Area V - general overviews of structures and features. 1986 Item Level
On-line Digital Images On-line Digital Images SC 1852748 Kebister excavation archive 36 negatives of the teind barn and kiln complex (Area I), the settlement (Area V) and Handigert: 2-4: Area I - steps (284) up the kiln face (289). 5-10: Area V - contexts 1391, 1390, 1393 & 1394. 11-31: Area I - contexts 267, 256, 280, 281 & 290. 32-37: Handigert - unit 4 - general overview and detail of wall. 1987 Item Level
Manuscripts MS 1054/377 Kebister excavation archive Kebister finds taphonomy report. July 1989. 7/1989 Item Level
Manuscripts MS 1054/378 Kebister excavation archive Kebister finds taphonomy report: an outline research design. c. 1989 Item Level
Manuscripts MS 1054/379 Kebister excavation archive Finds reports and catalogues used in preparation of finds taphonomy report. c. 1989 Item Level
Manuscripts MS 1054/380 Kebister excavation archive Finds distribution plans and tables used in preparation of finds taphonomy report. c. 1989 Item Level
Manuscripts MS 1054/381 Kebister excavation archive Catalogue of Assemblages of Small Finds by Block. c. 1989 Item Level
Manuscripts MS 1054/382 Kebister excavation archive Catalogue of Assemblages of General Finds by Block. c. 1989 Item Level

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