Document record MAB49775 - CULBIN SANDS
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Summary
Site of a midden, dated to the Late Bronze Age - Iron Age.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 9912 6221 (40m by 40m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Event Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH96SE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Dyke and Moy |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Site of a midden, dated to the Late Bronze Age - Iron Age.
The central area of the midden was excavated by James Watston in 1967, and quantities of pottery and animal bones recovered. Between then and 1970 fresh trenches had been cut (by persons unknow) radiating from the central area.
Excavation in 1970 clarified the stratigraphy of the midden and yielded pottery of nameless Flat Rim character, animal bones and shells. The refuse included bones of cattle, sheep, pigs, and a small amount of grain and shellfish were present. Midden 1, which rested on clean wind-blown sand, appears to represent a single phase of occupation, after which the site appears to have been abandoned with accumulaion of windblown sand before a second thinner Midden 2 deposit accumulated. No bone or pottery was recovered from the upper midden. The site was subsequently abandoned.
The pottery and radiocarbon dating evidence indicate Bronze Age use.
Period Notes
1259 bc +/- 75 (Q - 990). Calibrated Date(s): 1750 to 1100 cal BC
BLACK, GF, 1891, PSAS 25(1890-1) 484-511, 454-511 (Bibliographic reference). SAB117.
COLES, JM, 1970, DES 1970,33, 33 (Bibliographic reference). SAB266.
COLES, JM and TATLOR, JJ, 1970, PSAS 102(1969-70) 87-100, 87-100 (Bibliographic reference). SAB237.
FLAT RIM WARE
SWITSUR, VR, 1972, RADIOCARBON 14, 239-46, 244-5 (Bibliographic reference). SAB1843.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NH96SE3;
- NRHE Numlink: 15606;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NH96SE0003;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/15606 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB117 Bibliographic reference: BLACK, GF. 1891. PSAS 25(1890-1) 484-511. 454-511.
- --- SAB1843 Bibliographic reference: SWITSUR, VR. 1972. RADIOCARBON 14, 239-46. Y. 244-5.
- --- SAB237 Bibliographic reference: COLES, JM and TATLOR, JJ. 1970. PSAS 102(1969-70) 87-100. Y. 87-100.
- --- SAB266 Bibliographic reference: COLES, JM. 1970. DES 1970,33. 33.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jul 1 2026 11:44AM
