Alloa
Burial(S) (Period Unassigned), Post Hole(S) (Period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (Bronze Age)
Site Name Alloa
Classification Burial(S) (Period Unassigned), Post Hole(S) (Period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (Bronze Age)
Alternative Name(s) Stirling-alloa-kincardine Railway Improvements Development
Canmore ID 280999
Site Number NS99SW 96
NGR NS 9022 9272
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/280999
- Council Clackmannan
- Parish Alloa
- Former Region Central
- Former District Clackmannan
- Former County Clackmannanshire
NS99SW 96 9022 9272
NS 902 927 A watching brief conducted between September 2005 and January 2006 in advance of a transport infrastructure development revealed significant archaeological remains and led to an excavation. The work was conducted on an area of land formerly occupied by a designed landscape. The excavation revealed 133 separate features, mostly pits, some of which formed possible structures. These were: two squareform structures each defined by four pits; a rectangular structure formed by six pits; part of a curvilinear segmented ditch; a curvilinear post-setting; a possible urned cremation; a modern ditch possibly associated with a former designed landscape.
Most features appeared to be of prehistoric origin, although it is not certain whether they are contemporary. The depth and profile of many of the pits suggest they may be postholes, indicating that there was a significant structural element to the site. Many features contained significant quantities of Bronze Age pottery, flint, burnt bone and charcoal. Several large pits close to the possible cremation contained evidence of burning and burnt bone, although there was no clear evidence of funerary activity in them.
Report lodged with Stirling SMR and NMRS.
Sponsor: IKM Consulting Ltd on behalf of Stirlingshire Council.
S Mitchell, 2006.
