Duck Hill
Adit (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Duck Hill
Classification Adit (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 124586
Site Number NT08NW 96
NGR NT 0386 8788
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/124586
- Council Fife
- Parish Carnock
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Dunfermline
- Former County Fife
NT08NW 96 0386 8788
An archaeological assessment and watching brief were undertaken along the route of the Longannet pipeline in May 1996.
NT 0386 8788 A mine adit was located during the watching brief on the steep hill slope to the E of a small stream that flows into the Torry Burn. It was c 1.2m high and 0.8m wide, with a flat roof and vertical sides cut through coarse bedrock. From the machine cut, the adit could clearly be seen to extend at least 3-4m back into the slope to the NE.
Sponsor: Penspen Environmental.
B Finlayson and D Alexander 1997
Watching Brief (May 1996)
An archaeological assessment and watching brief were undertaken along the route of the Longannet pipeline in May 1996.
NT 0386 8788 A mine adit was located during the watching brief on the steep hill slope to the E of a small stream that flows into the Torry Burn. It was c 1.2m high and 0.8m wide, with a flat roof and vertical sides cut through coarse bedrock. From the machine cut, the adit could clearly be seen to extend at least 3-4m back into the slope to the NE.
Sponsor: Penspen Environmental.
B Finlayson and D Alexander 1997
