Ballantrae, 6 Shell Knowe
No Class (Event)
Site Name Ballantrae, 6 Shell Knowe
Classification No Class (Event)
Canmore ID 275902
Site Number NX08SE 66
NGR NX 08248 82479
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/275902
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Ballantrae (Kyle And Carrick)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NX08SE 66 08248 82479
An archaeological evaluation was carried out on the site of a former school house ahead of a new development which would see three houses being built on the site. No archaeological features or deposits were found. The area had been gardened and there were demolition debris of a former structure, presumed to be the former school house. Two worked stone objects were also found, which may be oil lamps (possibly Iron Age to medieval). However they were not found in their original contexts as they were found amongst the demolition rubble.
D A Swan 2005.
Archaeological Evaluation (August 2005)
NX 08248 82479 Five trenches representing 10% of the available and accessible land were excavated in August 2005. Apart from two small worked stone objects, no archaeological deposits or features were encountered during the evaluation.
Archive to be deposited in NMRS. Report lodged with WoSAS and NMRS.
Sponsor: Vennel Developments.
D Swan 2005
