Archive from excavations at Camster Long Cairn
551 112/3/75
Description Archive from excavations at Camster Long Cairn
Collection Records of Historic Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number 551 112/3/75
Category All Other
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| Preview | Category | Catalogue Number | Title | Date | Level |
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| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/64 PO | Camster, Long - Excavation on the SE and NW sides of the cairn, and the SW forecourt 1 contact sheet (plus 10 prints) of the SE revetment between 21 - 34m N, the NW revetment between 27 - 34m N, and the SW forecourt: 1-2: SE extra revetment between 21 -34m N. 3-6: General views of the SW forecourt and cairn behind. 7-11: SE extra revetment between 21 -34m N, at stage 2 of excavation. 12-15: NW extra revetment between 27 - 34m N, at stage 2 of excavation. 16: Wall exposed and cairn material removed, on the NW side between 27 -29m N. 17: Wall exposed, with cairn material and slab adjacent to the wall removed, on the NW side between 27 - 29m N. 18: Detail of the stones adjacent to the exposed wall, on the NW side, between 27 -29m N. 19: Section 29m N on the NW side, showing material adjacent to the wall after the removal of the top course of slab material. 20: Wall face on the NW side between 27 - 29m N. Note there is no kerb. | 1977 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/66 PO | Camster, Long - Excavation and reconstruction of SE and NW revetments 1 contact sheet (plus 12 prints) of the excavation and restoration of the SE revetment between 25 - 27m N, and of the NW revetment between 29 - 34m N. 3-4: SE wall and tumble between 25 - 27m N. 5-6: SE wall between 23 -25m N. Note the possible chocking stone. 7: Extra revetment on the NW side of the cairn between 29 - 34m N, at stage 2 of excavation. 8-18: SE revetment wall between 25 - 27m N at various stages of excavation and restoration. Demonstrates the method Masters used to reconstruct the revetment. Note how shattered stone was replaced. 19-21: Collapsed wall and kerb on SE side of the cairn between 29 - 31m N. | 1977 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/78 PO | Camster, Long - Excavation and restoration on the SE and NW walls, small find 581 and general views of the cairn at stage 3 1 contact sheet (plus 13 prints) of the SE wall between 20 -33m N, the NW wall between 19 - 26m N, a possible feature within the old ground surface and small find 581: 3-6: SE wall rebuilt between 20 - 28m N. 7-8: SE wall, kerb and collapsed kerb at the junction between the double and single revetment at 28 - 30m N. 9-11: NW wall reconsolidated between 19 - 26m N. 12: Possible feature within the old ground surface at 18 - 22.5m N. 13: Small find 581 - pottery. 14-20: Cairn at stage 3 of excavation, with the restored SE wall between 18 - 33m N in the foreground. 21: Soil test pit at on the eastern shore of Camster Loch. | 1978 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/91 | Camster, Long - Reconstruction of the SW facade, SE wall and NW kerb. Excavation of a burnt area, the SE cist, and the outlying stone block 37 negatives of the SW forecourt, horns C and D and the SE wall, of the NW kerb, of the burnt area at 27.3m N 20.5m E, the cist at 28.5m N 27m E and the outlying stone block beyond the NW revetment: 1-13: SW forecourt with reconstructed facade and horns. SE reconstructed wall. 14: Shallow depression filled with greyish soil containing charcoal and a flecks of bone at 27.3m N 20.5m E. 15-17: Cist at 28.5m N 27m E at various stages of excavation. 18-25: NW kerb at about 30 -35m N before reconstruction. Note the bulge of the revetment around chamber B. 26-28: Excavation underneath the outlying stone block. No evidence that the stone had been erected. 29-32: NW kerb before reconstruction. 33-37: Excavation underneath the outlying stone block. No evidence that the stone had been erected. | 1980 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/73 PO | Camster, Long - Excavation on the SE side of the cairn, and the cairn itself 1 contact sheet (plus 18 prints) of the SE wall between 20 - 30m N and the excavation of cairn between 20 - 30m N: 3-4: Collapsed wall between 21 - 23m N. 5-6: Cairn after the removal of the top layer of stone in an attempt to identify the putative round cairn between 20 - 30m N. 7-12: Wall between 20 - 22m N, with slipped course 4 before and after replaced. 13-14: Slipped wall between 22 - 24m N. 15-19: Slipped wall with courses replaced between 23 - 25m N. 20-22: Courses of the wall rebuilt and shattered stone removed, between 23 - 25m N. | 1978 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/84 PO | Camster, Long - Restoration of the SE wall 1 contact sheet (plus 7 prints) of the rebuilt SE wall and kerb: 3-21: General and detail of the rebuilt wall and kerb between 20 - 34m N. | 1979 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/68 PO | Camster, Long - Excavation and reconstruction of SE and NW sides of the cairn, and horn C 1 contact sheet (plus 15 prints) of the reconstructed SE wall between 25 - 27m N, the SE wall between 20 - 31m N, and horn C: 2: Fallen wall on the NW side of the cairn, between 21 - 29m N. 3-6: Restored SE between 25 - 27m N. The result of replacing collapsed revetment. 7-12: SE kerb and inner wall between 29 - 31m N. 13-18: Reconstructed SE kerb and inner wall between 30 - 32m N. 19-20: General view of the reconstructed SE wall between 20 - 30m N. 21: Horn C. | 1977 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/98/4 PO | Print of a (decorated?) stone found at Camster Long, probably used for sharpening bone points. | 1971 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/10/8 | NE facade and forecourt, with the blocking in situ. | 1971 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/07/12 | Entrance to chamber A, before excavation. | 1971 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/11/17 | View of the round cairn revetment of chamber A. | 1971 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/11/11 | Detail view of the round cairn revetment of chamber A. | 1971 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/26/2 | The round cairn revetment of chamber A. | 1971 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/26/12 | The round cairn revetment of chamber A. | 1971 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/23/5 | Chamber A, during restoration. | 1971 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/45/17 | SW forecourt with the blocking in situ as found after Corcoran's 1971-1973 excavation. | 1976 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/52/8 | SW forecourt cleared of blocking. | 1976 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/55/3 | Horn D, during excavation. | 1976 | Item Level | |
| Photographs and Off-line Digital Images | BP 1/49/20 | SE side of cairn, after the removal of upper layers of cairn material (between 15-20m N). | 1976 | Item Level |
