Pitcurran
Cist (Period Unassigned), Food Vessel (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Pitcurran
Classification Cist (Period Unassigned), Food Vessel (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Elmbank
Canmore ID 27915
Site Number NO11NE 10
NGR NO 1979 1684
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/27915
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Abernethy (Perth And Kinross)
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
NO11NE 10 1979 1684
See also NO11NE 4.
(NO 1980 1685). A short cist (23" x 16" internally) was found in May 1947 on the south side of the Abernethy - Newburgh road, half way between. Pitcurran and Elmbank, at spot-height 129. It contained a food vessel 4 1/2" high and 4 1/2" diameter with cord decoration, now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS Accession no: EE 141)
R B K Stevenson 1949.
NO 1979 1684. This cist was found while laying electricity cables along the south side of the road. The cist was re-buried (Information from Mr N Peddie, Postmaster, Abernethy) and its exact location could not be established. There is no indication of a tumulus at the site which is at the highest point on the road between Pitcurran and Elmbank.
Visited by OS (W D J), 4 August 1965.
There are no visible remains at the site of this cist, which lies at the edge of an arable field. The Food Vessel (NMS EE 141) from the cist is held in the Royal Museum of Scotland.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS), 25 November 1996.
Watching Brief (20 February 2017 - 21 February 2017)
Alder Archaeology carried out a watching brief (AE18) on insertion of an electricity cable duct along the S verge of Newburgh Road, E of Abernethy, for Scottish and Southern Electricity. The work took place on 20th and 21st Feb 2017, and was required where the duct trench passed close to two prehistoric sites known from the Perth and Kinross Historic Environment Record. However the area had been extensively disturbed by previous BT cables and a deep storm drain, and no archaeology was found.
Information from Alder Archaeology Ltd.
OASIS ID - alderarc1-283887
