EAB1102 - Excavation 1971 - GREEN CAIRN

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Location

Grid reference	Centred NO 6333 7228 (45m by 51m)
Map sheet	NO67SW
Civil Parish	Fettercairn
Authority	Aberdeenshire

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EXCAVATION

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National Museum Scotland

Date

1971

Description

Three 3m sections of the inner rampart were exposed down to the level of the revetting foundations. There were no finds, but samples taken for radiocarbon dating, one from a timber beam rezsting against the inner revetting foundation of the rampart, in Horizon 5, the other from a pile of charred twigs at the base of Horizon 5 and largely covered by destruction debris. . Director: LMM WEDDERBURN Auspices: DGM 0% of the total area was evaluated

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--- SAB2022 Bibliographic reference: WEDDERBURN, LMM. 1973. EXCAVATIONS AT GREENCAIRN.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

MAB45432 GREEN CAIRN (Earthwork)

Record last edited

Jun 22 2026 10:32AM

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