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Arran, Sliddery
Lithic Working Site (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age), Axe (Stone)(Prehistoric), Knife(S) (Flint)(Prehistoric), Leaf Arrowhead (Flint)(Prehistoric), Ring (Copper Alloy)(Period Unassigned), Scraper (Tool) (Pitchstone)(Prehistoric), Unidentified Pottery (Prehistoric)
Site Name Arran, Sliddery
Classification Lithic Working Site (Neolithic) - (Bronze Age), Axe (Stone)(Prehistoric), Knife(S) (Flint)(Prehistoric), Leaf Arrowhead (Flint)(Prehistoric), Ring (Copper Alloy)(Period Unassigned), Scraper (Tool) (Pitchstone)(Prehistoric), Unidentified Pottery (Prehistoric)
Alternative Name(s) The Crogue
Canmore ID 83244
Site Number NR92SW 21
NGR NR 935 242
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/83244
- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Kilmory
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Buteshire
Note (1993)
NR92SW 21 935 242
A large high field on the moor, known as 'the Crogue', above the Allt-na-Pairce' burn, a tributary of the Sliddery Water. An interesting working area of 35m by 20m to the SE of this field produced 172 very well-made small scrapers, 161 of pitchstone, 11 of flint and 22 of pitchstone with no secondary working.
Several interesting working patterns emerged. One invasively, bifacially flaked, leaf-shaped arrowhead of orange flint and one triangular, bifacially flaked arrowhead of chert were picked up, also eleven of finely flaked pitchstone: 2 barbed and tanged, 4 triangular, 2 leaf-shaped and 3 transverse (?), also several roughouts.
This site also produced pitchstone blades, perforators, 60 cores, core scrapers, some microliths, 27 battered chisels (possibly more) many small flakes and pressure flakes and 3 flint knives one of which was steeply worked on both cutting edges and on both rounded ends.
A small pitchstone surface was visible at the end of the field overlooking the river, possibly a large erratic boulder.
There is extensive evidence for the striking of basalt and a few felsite tools were found.
A sherd of pottery with clear cord marks was also picked up, a ground stone axe, a copper alloy ring with two protuberances on the outer circumference and four, so far unidentified, small wooden wheel and roller-like objects. Two with a diameter of 113mm by thickness 65mm and two with a diameter of 73mm by length 68mm. Parts of wooden axles (?) are still in place.
F Gorman, E Lambie and C Bowd 1993
Magnetic Susceptibility (1994)
NR 935 242 This habitation/working site (Gorman, Lambie and Bowd 1993) has now been identified as predominantly Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age. Magnetic susceptibility and phosphate surveys were carried out in 1994. The association of the main magnetic anomaly with enhanced phospate values underneath the main concentration of lithics almost certainly indicates a house-like structure.
F Gorman and B Murray 1995.
Note (29 November 2018)
The location, classification and period of this site have been reviewed.
HES Survey and Recording 29 November 2018
