Excavation

Date 27 June 2022 - 30 June 2022

Event ID 1158794

Category Recording

Type Excavation

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1158794

NJ 97607 62101 A 15% evaluation of land took place at Cairn of Memsie in June 2022, immediately followed by a complete soil strip of building Plot 1 prior to a new house build. A feature group comprising four postholes, a hearth/fire-pit and pit, were excavated. Pieces of struck quartz and flint were found within the topsoil and feature and sherds of prehistoric pottery were recovered from several features.

Archive: NRHE (intended) Funder: Abbey Homes

Moyra Simon – Cameron Archaeology

(Source DES Volume 23)