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Excavation
Date 7 June 2013 - 30 June 2013
Event ID 994120
Category Recording
Type Excavation
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/994120
NO 1387 6376 The second field season of this project continued researching the prehistoric and early medieval archaeology of Glenshee for the benefit of both residents and visitors to the area.
The 7–30 June 2013 season focused on the excavation of two trenches, both over potential medieval ‘Pitcarmick’ type buildings. The buildings consisted of two SE to NW orientated rectangular structures that were defined by turf banks previously identified by the RCAHMS. They lay end to end and were next to, and aligned with, a prehistoric ring cairn. Further potential archaeology visible on the surface to the SE of the 'Pitcarmick' buildings was also trial trenched, primarily to ascertain if they were archaeological in origin.
One of the main excavation trenches encompassed the NW half of the smaller SE-most turf longhouse while the other was located over a section of defining turf bank on the NE side of the NW-most turf longhouse. Underneath the collapsed turf walls of the smaller structure a huge concentration of stone was revealed possibly relating to a stone foundation. At the base of both trenches a series of postholes and pits were uncovered. These may form part of a timber structure relating to the turf longhouses or form part of earlier prehistoric activity, which is known to have occurred here, and is visible in the form of the nearby ring cairn and roundhouses. A number of iron artefacts were recovered from both trenches.
The smaller trenches over features to the SE of the turf longhouses revealed a series of likely clearance cairns, a stone defined circular structure and a possible routeway.
Archive: RCAHMS (intended)
Funder: Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust, Cairngorms National Park, Heritage Lottery Fund, the Gannochy Trust, the Hunter Archaeological and Historical Trust, Friends of Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust and Aviva
David Strachan, Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust and David Sneddon, Northlight Heritage, 2013
(Source: DES)
