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Biel Water
Palisaded Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Biel Water
Classification Palisaded Enclosure (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 330175
Site Number NT67NE 565
NGR NT 6489 7742
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/330175
- Council East Lothian
- Parish Dunbar
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District East Lothian
- Former County East Lothian
Excavation (May 2003)
Rescue excavation, undertaken in May 2003 in advance of construction of the new dual carriageway A1, revealed a palisaded enclosure, 22 x 15m, with a 1.8m wide entrance to the E. Inside the enclosure was a large sub-circular pit that contained deposits generally associated with occupation and domestic activity. These deposits were sealed by collapsed stone material. Traces of a second structure, possibly a roundhouse, were identified in the enclosure interior, but could not be investigated in the time available for the work.
Report lodged with East Lothian SMR and the NMRS.
Sponsor: Scottish Executive Development Department: Trunk Roads Design and Construction Division, with HS
