EAB3491 - Evaluation and metal detecting 2000 - DYKESIDE, BIRNIE

Stripping of an area 36 m x 27 m revealed the remains of at least four Iron Age roundhouses and a probable workshop. There was also a Medieval building and yard overlying further Iron Age remains. Metal detecting recovered a range of finds including part of an Iron Age bridle bit. Excavation of trial trenches at the findspots of the two Roman brooches found in 1999 found no features. Excavation of a 15m square trench at the location of a concentration of coins found in previous years located a plough-damaged hoard of over 300 Roman silver coins still in the pot. Director: Fraser Hunter Auspices: NMS Fund: HS