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Watching Brief
Date July 2006
Event ID 997990
Category Recording
Type Watching Brief
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/997990
NM 9235 3490 An archaeological watching brief was undertaken in July 2006 at a site proposed for housing development at Black Croft, North Connel. The site lies in an area of archaeological sensitivity comprising prehistoric landscape features. A number of Bronze Age field banks have been recorded on land adjacent to the site (Carter and Dalland 2005). A previous evaluation on the site (NM93SW 9: DES 2002) recorded a number of isolated, undated pits.
The watching brief recorded the remains of a possible prehistoric field bank, which appears to be roughly aligned with a previously recorded field bank (Bank A, Carter and Dalland 2005). Material from the bank did not produce sufficient quantities of charcoal for dating. A number of small pits similar to those recorded in the evaluation were also excavated. These are believed to have been dug for drainage during 19th-century peat cutting.
Archive and report to be deposited in NMRS. Report lodged with WoSAS.
Sponsor: Paul McFatridge
Elizabeth Jones, 2006.
