Document record MAB50727 - MACALLAN DISTILLERY, ABERLOUR
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Summary
A trial trenching evaluation was carried out by Highland Archaeology Services in May - June 2016 ahead of proposed development.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 2711 4503 (301m by 330m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ24NE |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Knockando |
Type and Period (6)
- KILN (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- FLINT SCATTER (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- PIT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- POST HOLE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- STRUCTURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- STAKE HOLE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
Full Description
A trial trenching evaluation was carried out by Highland Archaeology Services in May - June 2016 ahead of proposed development. A total of 46 trenches were excavated. Archaeological features were uncovered in a number of features in the north-western area of the site, including pits, postholes, stakeholes, possible small kilns or corn driers. An open-area excavation of this north-western area was subsequently carried out by Highland Archaeology Service in June-October 2016. A number of features were recorded, including a total of eight kilns and two structures. Neither the kilns nor structures are of a type that is easily dateable, but are typical of those found in rural Scotland from the 6th to the 18th century. Other features include a total of 97 postholes and 158 pits. No posthole alignments were identified during fieldwork, however this will be reviewed post-excavation. No dating material was recovered from the pits. Two pieces of prehistoric flint were recovered, probably representing background prehistoric activity, and a single fragment of ceramic material was recovered, probably the base of a medieval bowl, from the fill of one of the kilns.
HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2016, MACALLAN DEVELOPMENT, CHARLESTOWN OF ABERLOUR: TRIAL TRENCHING ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION PD, RA AND MS, WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB4508.
HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES, 2016, MACALLAN DEVELOPMENT, EASTER ELCHIES, ABERLOUR: TRIAL TRENCHING ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION INTERIM REPORT, Evaluation Report (Interim) (Bibliographic reference). SAB4486.
HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES, 2016, TRIAL TRENCHING ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND OPEN AREA EXCAVATION DATA STRUCTURE REPORT (DRAFT) (Bibliographic reference). SAB5833.
HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2017, MACALLAN DEVELOPMENT, EASTER ELCHIES, ABERLOUR: OPEN AREA EXCAVATION DATA STRUCTURE REPORT, Excavation DSR (Bibliographic reference). SAB4502.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ24SE0101;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB4486 Bibliographic reference: HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES. 2016. MACALLAN DEVELOPMENT, EASTER ELCHIES, ABERLOUR: TRIAL TRENCHING ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION INTERIM REPORT. Evaluation Report (Interim).
- --- SAB4502 Bibliographic reference: HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2017. MACALLAN DEVELOPMENT, EASTER ELCHIES, ABERLOUR: OPEN AREA EXCAVATION DATA STRUCTURE REPORT. Excavation DSR.
- --- SAB4508 Bibliographic reference: HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2016. MACALLAN DEVELOPMENT, CHARLESTOWN OF ABERLOUR: TRIAL TRENCHING ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION PD, RA AND MS. WSI.
- --- SAB5833 Bibliographic reference: HIGHLAND ARCHAEOLOGY SERVICES. 2016. TRIAL TRENCHING ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND OPEN AREA EXCAVATION DATA STRUCTURE REPORT (DRAFT).
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
- Event - Intervention: Evaluation - MACALLAN DISTILLERY, ABERLOUR (EAB4486)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation - MACALLAN DISTILLERY, ABERLOUR (EAB13497)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation - MACALLAN DISTILLERY, ABERLOUR (EAB13593)
- Event - Intervention: Excavation - MACALLAN DISTILLERY, ABERLOUR (EAB4957)
Record last edited
Sep 22 2023 4:22PM
