Letham, Mountcastle Quarry
Pit(S) (Period Unassigned), Pit Alignment (Prehistoric), Ring Ditch (Period Unassigned), Bracelet (Stone), Pot(S) (Neolithic)
Site Name Letham, Mountcastle Quarry
Classification Pit(S) (Period Unassigned), Pit Alignment (Prehistoric), Ring Ditch (Period Unassigned), Bracelet (Stone), Pot(S) (Neolithic)
Canmore ID 305245
Site Number NO31SW 169
NGR NO 31227 13627
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/305245
- Council Fife
- Parish Monimail
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
Watching Brief (2 October 2008 - 17 October 2008)
NO 31227 13627 Monitoring of topsoil stripping at Mountcastle Quarry on 2–17 October 2008 located two prehistoric features. The first was a circular pit containing a complete late Neolithic Grooved Ware vessel and fragments of a second vessel. The second was a penannular ring ditch (6.6m wide), from which a small fragment of stone bracelet was recovered. The ring ditch could date to between the late Bronze Age and early Historic period. A number of undated features were also recorded but were not of archaeological significance.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: Hanson PLC
Mike Kimber – Headland Archaeology Ltd
Information also reported in Oasis (headland1-51708) 26 March 2013
Watching Brief (August 2009 - October 2009)
Archaeological monitoring of the topsoil strip for an extension to Mountcastle sand and gravel quarry located a number of features. Most of these features were pits or postholes that formed an alignment of 20 pits. Also discovered were three isolated pits or postholes along with a linear feature interpreted as an old hedge line or field boundary.
Headland Archaeology 2009
Watching Brief (31 August 2010 - 5 October 2010)
NO 31227 13627 A watching brief during topsoil stripping on a proposed extension to the Mountcastle sand and gravel quarry, 31 August–5 October 2010, located a number of features. The majority of the features were aligned pits. A linear feature interpreted as an old hedge line or modern field boundary and a further three isolated pits were also recorded.
Archive: RCAHMS
Funder: Hanson PLC
Jamie Humble – Headland Archaeology Ltd
Information also reported in Oasis (headland1-65881) 26 March 2013
