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Archaeological Evaluation

Date 5 November 2012 - 16 November 2012

Event ID 993769

Category Recording

Type Archaeological Evaluation

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/993769

NS 9464 8822 A trial trenching evaluation was carried out in November 2012 at Keir Wood Fort. The three trenches excavated gave considerable information on the construction of the fort defences, which consisted of a series of ramparts, ditches, and artificially created escarpments. A single sherd of pottery recovered proved to be medieval in date, but this came from high up within the deposits and is considered to be unsecure in relation to dating the fort. Several soil samples were taken, a number of which contain pieces of charcoal, which may allow the date of the fort to be established.

Archive: Fife Council HER and RCAHMS

Funder: Forestry Commission Scotland

Magnus Kirby, CFA Archaeology Ltd, 2013

(Source: DES)

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