Building record MAB26051 - TULLOS HILL
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Summary
Hut circle within trees and some gorse on the north-west side of Tullos Hill.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 9509 0345 (23m by 25m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ90SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Aberdeen |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
Hut circle within trees and some gorse on the north-west side of Tullos Hill. This stone and earthen bank is the remains of a prehistoric building. It is oval in shape with a possible entrance on the south-west side. A ditch 1.5m wide, may be associated with this feature, which runs for 25m in a north- north west direction. This is one of 150 possible new sites discovered during a survey in the spring of 2004 (NJ90SE0586). Community excavation directed by CFA was carried out in July 2010 confirmed this to be a prehistoric hut circle. A single piece of pottery, of possible Bronze Age date, and worked flints were the only artefacts recovered. A second phase of community excavation directed by CFA in August - September 2012 revealed the heavily eroded outer wall and an internal ring-ditch. A total of 50 pottery sherds dating from the Middle Bronze Age and several worked lithics were recovered from the ring ditch.
Period Notes
Radiocarbon dates: GU-29532 - 3196+/-29 BP, calibrated to 1517-1418 BC at 2 sigma; GU-29533+/-29 BP, calibrated to 1498-1396 at 2 sigma; GU-29534+/-29 BP, calibrated to 1118-926 BC at 2 sigma, GU-29531 3510+/-27 BP, calibrated to 1908-1750 at 2 sigma.
CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2004, TULLOS HILL, ABERDEEN, WALKOVER SURVEY (Bibliographic reference). SAB7086.
CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2010, TULLOS HILL, ABERDEEN: COMMUNITY EXCAVATION PROJECT: DATA STRUCTURE REPORT, Excavation report (Bibliographic reference). SAB6846.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2011, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND. NEW SERIES, VOLUME 11, 2010, p. 12 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5535.
CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2012, TULLOS HILL, ABERDEEN: COMMUNITY EXCAVATION PROJECT: DATA STRUCTURE REPORT, Excavation report (Bibliographic reference). SAB6849.
CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2013, TULLOS HILL, ABERDEEN ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH GORSE CLEARANCE, TREE PLANTING AND PATH FORMATION (Bibliographic reference). SAB7085.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2014, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 14, 2013, p. 12 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5483.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90SE0102;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SAB5483 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2014. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 14, 2013. p. 12.
- --- SAB5535 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2011. DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND. NEW SERIES, VOLUME 11, 2010. p. 12.
- --- SAB6846 Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2010. TULLOS HILL, ABERDEEN: COMMUNITY EXCAVATION PROJECT: DATA STRUCTURE REPORT. Excavation report.
- --- SAB6849 Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2012. TULLOS HILL, ABERDEEN: COMMUNITY EXCAVATION PROJECT: DATA STRUCTURE REPORT. Excavation report.
- --- SAB7085 Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2013. TULLOS HILL, ABERDEEN ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH GORSE CLEARANCE, TREE PLANTING AND PATH FORMATION.
- --- SAB7086 Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2004. TULLOS HILL, ABERDEEN, WALKOVER SURVEY.
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (5)
Record last edited
Jun 19 2023 12:33PM
