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EAB11870 - Excavation - LOANHEAD OF DAVIOT STONE CIRCLE

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Location

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No mapped location recorded.

Technique(s)

EXCAVATION

Organisation

KILBRIDE-JONES

Date

1934

Description

Excavation in 1934 uncovered a large pit in the centre of the cairn containing burials, Beaker and Iron Age pottery. Other finds from the excavation included flint scrapers and a sword mould made of clay, probably of Late Bronze Age date. Neolithic pottery, of flat-rim ware type was found in some cairns. Others contained a similar pot with calcined bone and in a third a short cist with cremated burial and a pygmy urn.

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

MAB18751 LOANHEAD OF DAVIOT STONE CIRCLE (Monument)

Record last edited

Mar 20 2026 4:02PM

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