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Oakley, Blair House
Ditch (18th Century)(Possible), Field Drain(S) (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow(S) (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Site Name Oakley, Blair House
Classification Ditch (18th Century)(Possible), Field Drain(S) (Period Unassigned), Rig And Furrow(S) (Medieval) - (Post Medieval)
Canmore ID 312367
Site Number NT09SW 112
NGR NT 0328 9009
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/312367
- Council Fife
- Parish Carnock
- Former Region Fife
- Former District Dunfermline
- Former County Fife
Archaeological Evaluation (1 September 2010 - 29 September 2010)
NT 0328 9009 An evaluation was conducted in September 2010 in two fields that form part of the Blair House reclamation and surface mine site. The evaluation covered 7007m2 (c5%) of the land available for trial trenching. A desk-based assessment had indicated that the land had previously been given over to plantation and coal exploitation. The evaluation targeted two fields which had historically remained undisturbed.
Trial trenching in Field A uncovered horseshoe-shaped field drains and relict rig and furrow. A narrow, shallow gully was excavated in Trench 38. This feature was interpreted as either a drainage gully or a truncated ditch and probably dates to around the 18th century. Trial trenching in Field B uncovered further remains of rig and furrow cultivation. No other features of archaeological interest were uncovered.
Archive: Fife Council SMR and RCAHMS
Funder: Scottish Coal
Phil Moore – CFA Archaeology Ltd
Information also reported in Oasis (cfaarcha1-83473) 26 March 2013
