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Mains Of Greenlaw
Quarry Pit (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Mains Of Greenlaw
Classification Quarry Pit (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 355488
Site Number NX76SW 183
NGR NX 74080 64046
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/355488
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Crossmichael
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Stewartry
- Former County Kirkcudbrightshire
Watching Brief (3 April 2015 - 20 April 2015)
NX 74080 64046 A watching brief was carried out, 3–20 April 2015, during the replacement of three electricity poles to the W of Mains of Greenlaw, which involved the excavation of a small 1.8m deep trench at each location. The line of the poles lies to the S of Glenlochar Roman temporary camp V, in an area where aerial photography has shown pit-like features. Two trenches (for Poles C and E) produced no clear archaeological features. One trench (Pole D) partially sectioned a shallow pit. The pit cut into the natural sand and gravel and this may provide an explanation for its purpose; that is as a quarry pit. Although unlikely to be recent the absence of any finds meant its date could not be ascertained.
Archive: National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE)
Report: Dumfries and Galloway HER and NRHE
Funder: CIET (UK) Ltd
David Devereux
(Source: DES, Volume 16)
