EAB659 - Excavation 1978 - MIDTOWN OF PITGLASSIE

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Grid reference	Centred NJ 7022 4352 (15m by 15m)
Map sheet	NJ74SW
Civil Parish	Auchterless
Authority	Aberdeenshire

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EXCAVATION

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A. N. Shepherd

Date

1978

Description

The excavation revealed an original annular mound, composed of circular banks of stone, earth and turf. The central area was filled with stone rubble, mostly disturbed and redeposited in the 1950s, but with one remnant of a possible central cairn. Samples for pollen analysis and radiocarbon dating. Director: AN SHEPHERD Auspices: SDD Fund: SDD

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--- SAB1628 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, AN. 1979. DES,14.
--- SAB1629 Bibliographic reference: SHEPHERD, A. 1996. A NEOLITHIC RING-MOUND AT MIDTOWN OF PITGLASSIE, AUCTERLESS. Y.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

MAB19864 MIDTOWN OF PITGLASSIE (Building)

Record last edited

Jun 16 2026 1:46PM

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