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Watching Brief
Date 25 May 2012
Event ID 1034434
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1034434
Under the terms of its Properties-In-Care (PIC) call-off contract with Historic Scotland, Kirkdale Archaeology was asked to maintain a watching brief during the removal and replacement of signage at Doon Hill.
Both trenches only contained evidence of natural soil processes with no apparent archaeological activity. The soil profile reflects well drained pasture with no obvious plough soil, which presumably only represents the present, most recent 'maintenance-only' regime.
However, the pits and slots associated with the various configurations of halls and boundaries are relatively close to the present ground surface. Consequently any exposed soil, from turf downwards, should be regarded as sensitive, with some features only surviving at shallow levels, the bulk having been ploughed out.
The difficulty in recognising these features is also compounded by the compacted and homogenous natures of potential fills and the natural.
G Ewart 2012
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
Kirkdale Archaeology
