Strondoire
Funerary Site (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Site Name Strondoire
Classification Funerary Site (Bronze Age)(Possible)
Canmore ID 355502
Site Number NR87NW 10
NGR NR 84667 79222
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/355502
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish South Knapdale
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
Watching Brief (February 2015)
NR 84667 79222 A watching brief was carried out in February 2015 during the stripping of topsoil and peat on the footprint of a powerhouse, a pipeline route and a small portion of a new track. A thin layer of black, charcoal-rich silt comprising a mixture of deciduous wood was hand excavated within a ditch cut of the new access track. A small number of lithics was recovered, including a scraper and scale-flaked knife. Birch from the deposit was dated to 2024–1890 cal BC (95% confidence, SUERC-60426). The deposit is tentatively interpreted as the remains of a funerary pyre. The charcoalrich deposit was sealed by later colluvium.
Archive: National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) intended
Funder: Strondoire Wind Farmers LLP
Clare Ellis – Argyll Archaeology
(Source: DES, Volume 16)
