Ardnacross Farm, Kintyre
Cist (Period Unassigned), Hearth (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Plough Marks (Period Unassigned), Pottery Scatter(S) (Period Unassigned), Stake Hole(S) (Period Unassigned), Inorganic Material(S), Organic Material(S) (Charcoal)
Site Name Ardnacross Farm, Kintyre
Classification Cist (Period Unassigned), Hearth (Period Unassigned)(Possible), Plough Marks (Period Unassigned), Pottery Scatter(S) (Period Unassigned), Stake Hole(S) (Period Unassigned), Inorganic Material(S), Organic Material(S) (Charcoal)
Canmore ID 295393
Site Number NR72NE 40
NGR NR 76978 26379
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/295393
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Campbeltown
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NR72NE 40 76978 26379
NR 76978 26379 A severely plough-truncated cist, possible hearth/firepit, a cluster of 35 stakeholes and plough/ardmarks were revealed during an archaeological evaluation at Ardnacross Farm, Campbeltown between 11-14 June 2007. The cist was oriented E/W, rectangular in shape, 1 x 0.90m and had a single stone set on edge defining its eastern side; the cist survived to a depth of 0.13m. Cord-decorated pottery, struck quartz, a small rounded quartz pebble and two fragments of a heat-fractured cobble were recovered from a sondage through the cist. Adjacent to the cist was an irregular, plough-truncated feature that lay partially beneath the trench edge; this contained ash and decorated pottery sherds and is tentatively interpreted as a hearth or firepit. The majority of the stakes had rotted in situ, although
the inclusion of charcoal indicates the structure burnt down and a few stakeholes were dominated by charcoal. Although no clear structural pattern was evident there appeared to be three vaguely parallel, curving lines of stakeholes with the inner one forming a small circle of around 0.50m diameter.
Archive deposited with RCAHMS.
Funder: Mr Watson.
Clare Ellis, 2007.
Archaeological Evaluation (11 June 2007 - 14 June 2007)
NR 76978 26379 A severely plough-truncated cist, possible hearth/firepit, a cluster of 35 stakeholes and plough/ardmarks were revealed during an archaeological evaluation at Ardnacross Farm, Campbeltown between 11-14 June 2007. The cist was oriented E/W, rectangular in shape, 1 x 0.90m and had a single stone set on edge defining its eastern side; the cist survived to a depth of 0.13m. Cord-decorated pottery, struck quartz, a small rounded quartz pebble and two fragments of a heat-fractured cobble were recovered from a sondage through the cist. Adjacent to the cist was an irregular, plough-truncated feature that lay partially beneath the trench edge; this contained ash and decorated pottery sherds and is tentatively interpreted as a hearth or firepit. The majority of the stakes had rotted in situ, although
the inclusion of charcoal indicates the structure burnt down and a few stakeholes were dominated by charcoal. Although no clear structural pattern was evident there appeared to be three vaguely parallel, curving lines of stakeholes with the inner one forming a small circle of around 0.50m diameter.
Archive deposited with RCAHMS.
Funder: Mr Watson.
