EAB4815 - Trial Pit Evaluation at Balnagask Motte, 2016
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9574 0514 (20m by 14m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90NE |
| Authority | Aberdeen City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Cameron Archaeology Ltd
Date
2016
Description
Two trial pits were dug by Cameron Archaeology in March 2016 adjacent to the retaining wall in advance of remedial works. The trenches indicated that the wall and adjacent path were terraced into the natural slope of the ground. The finds, including numerous pottery sherds, of 19th and 20th century date suggest that the soil banked up behind the boundary wall has accumulated or been dumped in the 19th century and later.
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB6497 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2017. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 17, 2016. p.10.
- --- SAB6852 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY. 2016. BALNAGASK MOTTE, TORRY: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION. WSI.
- ---XY SAB6853 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON ARCHAEOLOGY. 2016. A Report on Trial-Pits at Balnagask Motte, Torry CA286. Report. [Mapped features: #322 ; #323 ]
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MAB44494 BALNAGASK (Earthwork)
Record last edited
Jul 13 2026 11:04AM
