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Desk Based Assessment
Date 15 November 2012 - 25 April 2013
Event ID 993759
Category Recording
Type Desk Based Assessment
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/993759
NT 13124 71016 A desk-based assessment and trial trenching evaluation was carried out, 15 November 2012 – 25 April 2013, prior to the construction of a house. The assessment identified a number of significant archaeological features in the area surrounding the proposed development. These features ranged in date from the prehistoric through to the industrial period.
A total of eight trenches, covering 145m, were excavated in an area close to the top of South Platt Hill. The trenches recorded c0.35m of topsoil overlying a stone rich subsoil and undulating bedrock. A left-sided human femur, dated to the 7th to 8th century AD, was recovered from the topsoil. A watching brief carried out during the removal of topsoil from the house footprint and access track recorded no finds or features of archaeological significance.
Report: RCAHMS
Funder: Mr R Fleming
Donald Wilson, Headland Archaeology Ltd, 2013
(Source: DES)
