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Flint working site.

Flint working site. Four areas centred on NJ 993 212 were recorded in site visit 1977. Area I (20 m x 10 m) contained a surface scatter of very small flint flakes. Area II (15 m x 6 m) contained very small flints in a sparse scatter on an exposure of gravelly material. Area III (6 m x 2 m) consisted of a very dense scatter of flints. These were large flakes, both primary and secondary. The colour ranges from honey to grey. Area IIIa (circa 3 m diameter) had a very concentrated collection of flint on a small circular rise. There were also other small but dense concentrations of flint in the same area. A walkover survey in 2006 by AOC Archaeology recorded a number of lithic scatters, including exposure of part of an undisturbed knapping floor: Scatter 1 at NJ 9921521106 - flints eroding out of the base of a large dune on the east edge of the deflation area, and circa 5 m to the south of the cairn (NJ92SE0134) this possibly corresponds with Area III; four scatters - 2 (NJ9920021093), 3 (NJ9918221095), 4 (NJ9920021093) and 5 (NJ9920221115) which form part of a larger spread of lithic material situated on a probably exposed raised beach: diffuse scatters 6 (NJ9904921277) and 7 (NJ9903921255) which lie to the northwest of the deflation scar at the base of a dune system: scatter 8 (NJ9907021282) a small diffuse scatter eroding from a small dune: An archaeological walkover survey carried out by Headland Archaeology in June 2009 ahead of golf course development concentrated on two groups of flint scatters recorded by AOC. In the east area, the group of four distinct flint scatters (Areas I - IIIa) was found to lie within an elongated area (named Flint Scatter 1 centred NJ 9920 2113) measuring circa 100 m north-south and from 25 m to 25 m wide containing worked flints, including two microliths. The flints lay on a deflation surface amongst numerous pebbles. It is likely that vegetation cover to the west and recent windblown sand deposits to the east obscured the full extent. The second group (Flint Scatter 2) was situated to the northwest circa 200 m inland at the foot of large dunes, and the 2009 survey recorded an irregular deflation surface containing worked flints centred at NJ 9898 2122. Struck flints were found over an area extending up to 140 m northeast-southwest and up to 40 m wide. A buried ground surface was also exposed in a section cut by wheel ruts. A photographic and electronic electronic survey was carried out on the two groups (Flint Scatters 1 and 2) by Headland Archaeology in June 2009. The flint scatters were also sampled for a study of the source material and technology used in their manufacture. The results show that the assemblage is likely to be multi-phased, but pointing to earlier prehistoric, with good evidence (blades, blade core and backed blades) for Mesolithic activity. A fossil pebble storm beach was recorded dating to the 7th millennium BP; it included some flint pebbles which may have been the source for the flint tools. Site visit during a watching brief on Marram grass planting for the golf course, noted disturbance of some of the deposits of Flint Scatter 1 through reuse of existing tracks for access, as well as a new flint scatter to the south (NJ92SE0139). A test pit evaluation (NJ92SE0147) along a drain for the golf course did not record any flints beyond the already known extent of the flint scatter.

HAWKE-SMITH, 1980, PSAS 110(1978-80) 497-534, 497-534 (Bibliographic reference). SAB719.

FLINTS

IRONSIDE FARRAR LTD, 2007, TRUMP INTERNATIONAL GOLF/ LEISURE RESORT, MENIE ESTATE: ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT, Gazetteer site 29 (Bibliographic reference). SAB862.

FLINTS

HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2009, GOLF COURSE AND RESORT DEVELOPMENT, MENIE ESTATE; REPORT ON WALKOVER SURVEY OF KNOWN SITES, Walkover rep (Bibliographic reference). SAB4381.

HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2009, TRUMP GOLF COURSE, MENIE ESTATE; PHOTOGRAPHIC AND ELECTRONIC SURVEY OF FLINT SCATTERS; WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION, WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB4388.

HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2009, TRUMP INTERNATIONAL GOLF LINKS, SCOTLAND: REPORT ON PHOTOGRAPHIC AND ELECTRONIC SURVEY OF FLINT SCATTERS , Survey report (Bibliographic reference). SAB4384.

HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2009, TRUMP INTERNATIONAL GOLF LINKS, SCOTLAND: REPORT ON TRIAL TRENCH EVALUATION OF CAIRN (SITE 98) , Eval rep (Bibliographic reference). SAB4383.

HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2010, GOLF COURSE AND RESORT DEVELOPMENT, MENIE ESTATE; REPORT ON TEST PITS ALONG LINES OF DEEP DRAINS ON THE GOLF COURSE, Test pitting report (Bibliographic reference). SAB4385.

HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2010, TRUMP CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSE, MENIE ESTATE, ABERDEENSHIRE; REPORT ON WATCHING BRIEF ON MARRAM GRASS PLANTING , WB rep (Bibliographic reference). SAB4382.

Aug 10 1978 , AAS/78/3/CT5, AAS/78/3/CT5 (Air-oblique Photograph). SAB18949.

Dec 1 1977 , COLOUR PRINT, COLOUR PRINT (Ground Photograph). SAB14759.

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