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Archaeological Evaluation
Date 25 June 2015 - 26 July 2015
Event ID 1009733
Category Recording
Type Archaeological Evaluation
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1009733
AOC Archaeology Group was commissioned by Geddes Consulting, on behalf of their client, to undertake a programme of archaeological works at Corton, Ayr. The areas evaluated comprised a plot of land to the NE of the junction where the A77 and A79 meet as well as an area directly across the A77 that was formerly excluded from previous evaluation works due to the presence of otters (NS 34898 18274). Eight linear trenches totalling 730m sq were excavated throughout the two areas. No archaeological features or artefacts were encountered throughout the evaluation. The railway embankment next to the road junction was also recorded where it had been previously disturbed and partly excavated. The embankment consists of over 3m of orange clay and stone, and contains ceramic tile field drainage throughout. The clay has then been overlain by up to 1m of imported topsoil with an abundance of trees and bushes growing over the entire structure.
Information from OASIS ID: aocarcha1-216515 (K Paton) 2015
