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Excavation
Date 26 October 2016 - 8 December 2016
Event ID 1040665
Category Recording
Type Excavation
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1040665
NO 08000 27000 (centred on) An excavation was undertaken, 26 October – 8 December 2016, in advance of a proposed residential development. The work targeted eleven areas of known archaeological remains, which had been identified during evaluation work in 2013 and 2014. In total seven of the areas were found to contain further substantial archaeological remains. These features, which were recorded, provided a range of evidence for prehistoric and post medieval settlement and included three post-built roundhouses, a rectangular post-built structure and several linear ditches of post medieval date. Artefactual evidence included undecorated ceramic material, and coarse and chipped stone.
The distribution of the archaeological evidence appeared to be directly related to the topography of the site, with the archaeology predominantly located on the higher, S-facing, free draining sands and gravels.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Funder: Springfield Properties Ltd
Jessica Lumb – AOC Archaeology Group
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
OASIS ID: aocarcha1-275072
