EAB638 - Excavation - LOANHEAD OF DAVIOT

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Location

Grid reference Centred NJ 7478 2884 (18m by 18m) Polygon as per the monument polygon
Map sheet NJ72NW
Civil Parish Daviot
Authority Aberdeenshire

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Technique(s)

Organisation

H.E. Kilbride-Jones

Date

1935

Description

Excavation to discover the limits of the cairn-like structure covering a cist previously investigated. The cist proved to be situated on the edge of a Bronze Age cemetery' althougn of MBA date, the cemetery of LBA date. Charcoal samples taken by Kilbride-Jones; proved to be willow-poplar, oak, birch, hazel. Director: KILBRIDE-JONES 100% of the total area was evaluated

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Bibliographic reference: KILBRIDE-JONES, HE. 1936. LATE BRONZE AGE CEMETERY: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXCAVATIONS OF 1935 AT LOANHEAD OF DAVIOT. PSAS 70 (1935-6) 278-314.
  • --- Bibliographic reference: KILBRIDE-JONES, HE. 1936. LATE BRONZE AGE CEMETERY: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE EXCAVATIONS OF 1935 AT LOANHEAD OF DAVIOT. PSAS 70 (1935-6) 278-314.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • LOANHEAD OF DAVIOT (Monument)

Record last edited

Jun 16 2026 12:00PM

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