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Cleaven Dyke

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Cursus (Neolithic)

Site Name Cleaven Dyke

Classification Cursus (Neolithic)

Alternative Name(s) Meikleour; Blairgowrie Road

Canmore ID 28473

Site Number NO13NE 89

NGR NO 17350 39900

NGR Description From NO 1721 3998 to NO 1755 3979

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/28473

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Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.
Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on the cropmarks and the remains of the cursus monument, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus, taken from the WNW.Oblique aerial view of the Cleaven Dyke centred on the cropmarks of a cursus, taken from the S.Oblique aerial view centred on the Cleaven Dyke cursus, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Excavation photograph: Film 95/BW/2: OLS after removal of first spit at Cleaven Dyke. Illustration 32.Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the Cleaven Dyke cursus, taken from the W.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view of the Cleaven Dyke centred on the cropmarks of a cursus, taken from the WNW.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Trench (one negative)Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus, taken from the ESE.Excavation photograph: Film 95/BW/1: Site after cleaning to second planning spit at Cleaven Dyke. Illustration 34.Oblique aerial view centred on the cropmarks and the remains of the Cleaven Dyke cursus monument, taken from the ESE.Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the Cleaven Dyke cursus, taken from the ESE.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus, taken from the NNW.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view of the Cleaven Dyke centred on the cropmarks of a cursus, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view of the Cleaven Dyke centred on the cropmarks of a cursus, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view of the Cleaven Dyke centred on the cropmarks of a cursus, taken from the SSW.Oblique aerial view centred on the cropmarks of the Cleaven Dyke, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Trench (two negatives) looking N along section.View of cleared segment during excavation at Cleaven Dyke from roof of storage container in 1995.Publication photograph: View along the NW part of the bank of the Cleaven Dyke, looking towards the terminal, in 1997, after clearing of trees. Illustration 25.Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the Cleaven Dyke cursus, taken from the NNW.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus, taken from the ENE.Oblique aerial view centred on the cropmarks of the Cleaven Dyke, taken from the E.Oblique aerial view centred on the Cleaven Dyke cursus, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Trench (two negatives)Cleaven Dyke, NO13SE RRX 519, Ordnance Survey index card, RectoExcavation photograph: Film 93/BW/1: Ditch section A1 after emptying at Cleaven Dyke. Illustration 28.Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the Cleaven Dyke cursus, taken from the ESE.Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the Cleaven Dyke cursus, taken from the NNW.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus, taken from the SE.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus, taken from the ESE.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the Cleaven Dyke cursus, taken from the NW.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.Oblique aerial view centred on soilmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus.Oblique aerial view centred on cropmarks of the cursus with other cropmarks adjacent.

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Perth And Kinross
  • Parish Caputh
  • Former Region Tayside
  • Former District Perth And Kinross
  • Former County Perthshire

Archaeology Notes (14 April 2021)

Cancelled. Crossing two OS 1:10,000 quartersheets, the Cleaven Dyke was originally recorded as a linear feature with separate records for each mapsheet.

NO14SE 80 (Canmore Id: 73146) has been retained as the record for the Cursus.

NO13NE 89 (Canmore Id: 28473), covering the SE end of the Cursus has been cancelled.

Information from HES (Peter McKeague) 14 April 2021

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Activities

Measured Survey (26 August 1991 - 27 August 1991)

RCAHMS National Archaeological Survey: South-east Perth

RCAHMS surveyed the Cleaven Dyke cursus (NO13NE 89) with plane-table and self-reducing adlidade between 26-27 August 1991 at a scale of 1:500. The resultant plans and sections were redrawn in ink and published at a scale of 1:1000 (RCAHMS 1994b, 27).

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