Field Walking

Date 2017 - 2019

Event ID 1089194

Category Recording

Type Field Walking

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1089194

Mesolithic Deeside is a group of archaeologists, students

and volunteers who fieldwalk over the winter along the Dee.

Fields walked include: Nethermills 1 (NO 75050 96000),

Nethermills 2 (NO 75305 96092), Nethermills 4 (NO 75880

96160), Nethermills 5 (NO 76337 96585), East Park 1

(NO 79477 98049), East Balbridie 1 (NO 74444 95817) East

Balbridie 2 (NO 74708 95772), East Balbridie 3 (NO 74784

95695), Crathes Castle 1 (NO 73488 96389), Potarch 1

(NO 60572 97386) Park Smiddy 1 (NO 77696 97644) Park

Smiddy 2 (NO 77527 97511), Upper Mills 1 (NO 75274

96589) Upper Mills 2 (NO 75560 96918), Kincardine O’ Neil 1

(NO 59270 99428), and Candieshill 1 (NO 74420 96511).

Fieldwalking for all ages – Kincardine O’ Neil

In 2017–18 several new lithic scatters were identified and

recorded. The results of test pitting will be reported in 2019.

Lithics have all been studied by Ann Clarke. All sites have

been reported to Aberdeenshire HER. Public events included

the Banchory Show, workshops, talks, lectures, Banchory

Museum exhibition and research.

Archive: NRHE

Funder: The Heritage Lottery Fund and Aberdeenshire Council

Archaeology Service

Alison Cameron, Diane Collinson and Shiela Duthie –

Mesolithic Deeside

(Source: DES, Volume 19)