Excavation

Date October 2018

Event ID 1089429

Category Recording

Type Excavation

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NO 5621 6090 Killievair Standing Stone is a scheduled

monument (SM 123) of uncertain date which stands in an

arable field close to Brechin, Angus. The stone slumped in 1991 and

completely fell over in 2018. A trench measuring 2 x 2m and

centred on the socket was excavated in October 2018. A linear

ditch was identified beneath the stone, and fully excavated.

A combination of the slow collapse of the stone and long

term bioturbation had blurred any horizons which may have

illuminated the relationship between the stone and the ditch.

As such, the results of the excavation were inconclusive. No

further archaeological features were identified. Following the

excavation, the stone was placed back in its socket.

Archive: NRHE (intended). Report: Angus HER

Funder: Historic Environment Scotland

Information from Stuart Mitchell (CFA Archaeology Ltd 2018)

(Source: DES, Volume 19)

OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-332488