EAB2466 - Excavation - THE HOUFF

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Grid reference	Centred NJ 5502 0298 (7m by 7m)
Map sheet	NJ50SE
Authority	Aberdeenshire
Civil Parish	Lumphanan

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EXCAVATION

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National Museum Scotland

Date

2015

Description

The trial trench showed that the mound is articificial, located within a former loch, the investigation confirming that this was a crannog. Samples taken for soil micromorphological analysis and radiocarbon dating. Director: M Stratigos, UoA Fund: UoA

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--- SAB1766 Bibliographic reference: STRATIGOS, M. 2015. THE HOUFF: DATA STRUCTURE REPORT.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

MAB43806 THE HOUFF (Earthwork)

Record last edited

Jun 15 2026 11:16AM

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