St Andrews, Market St, Auction Hall
Settlement (Medieval), Scraper (Tool) (Flint)
Site Name St Andrews, Market St, Auction Hall
Classification Settlement (Medieval), Scraper (Tool) (Flint)
Canmore ID 34334
Site Number NO51NW 48
NGR NO 5114 1672
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/34334
- Council Fife
- Parish St Andrews And St Leonards
- Former Region Fife
- Former District North East Fife
- Former County Fife
NO51NW 48 5114 1672.
Limited excavation and a watching brief during redevelopment of this site revealed over 1m of archaeological deposit. A Neolithic/Bronze Age flint scraper was found as well as 3 sherds of 'developed Stamford ware' dating possibly to the 12th century. A series of substantial features consisting of pits and gullies cut into the natural subsoil contained possibly 13th century pottery. These were sealed by a layer of garden soil 0.5m - 0.75m thick that was in turn sealed by the remains of a group of stone cottages, built in the 16th and 17th centuries, demolished in the 19th century before the hall was built.
J Wordsworth 1983.
