Document record MAB51732 - CORBIEWELL
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Summary
A possible burial cist that had been disturbed by ploughing was reported to the Archaeology Service in March 2007, who contacted Historic Scotland under the human remains call-out procedure.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 3112 6497 (135m by 135m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ36SW |
| Authority | Moray |
| Civil Parish | Urquhart |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A possible burial cist that had been disturbed by ploughing was reported to the Archaeology Service in March 2007, who contacted Historic Scotland under the human remains call-out procedure. AOC was commissioned by Historic Scotland to undertake the excavation of a single, isolated cist, identified during ploughing. The partially complete cist was composed of edge set rounded stones (possibly from as far afield as Keith or Cullen) on the north and east sides, placed within a construction cut 1.80 m east to west by 1.10 north to south. The floor of the cist was lined with a set of water rounded cobbles on which a single crouched inhumation was placed on its left side, with the head at the west facing south. Numerous fragments of a beaker and a plano-convex knife were recovered from the cist. The skeletal remains indicate that they belonged to a female aged 17-25 years. The beaker falls within Needham's category of S-profiled beakers with a likely date of circa 2300-200BC. Decoration is in bands of comb-impressed designs, interspersed with plain zones, running from just below the rim to immediately above the base. Four further trenches and 52 test pits were subsequently excavated in the field by AOC, but these revealed no other finds or features of archaeological significance.
Period Notes
C14 date: SUERC-14947 (GU-15531) 3850+/-40 (2461 - 2205 cal BC)(Calibrated using OxCal4.1, 2012-09-26)
AOC Archaeology, 2007, Corbiewell, Elgin - Human remains call-off (Bibliographic reference). SAB2204.
SHERIDAN, A, 2007, PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE REMAINS OF A BEAKER FOUND IN A SHORT CIST AT CORBIEWELL, ELGIN (Bibliographic reference). SAB4756.
Prelim assessment
COOK, M, 2007, THE EXCAVATION OF AN ISOLATED BRONZE AGE BEAKER BURIAL (HS CALL OFF CONTRACT 4077/24). (Bibliographic reference). SAB5332.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2008, DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION SCOTLAND, p.134 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4029.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: MOR;
- NMR Card Number: NJ36SW113;
- NRHE Numlink: 290602;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ36SW0067;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/290602 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB2204 Bibliographic reference: AOC Archaeology. 2007. Corbiewell, Elgin - Human remains call-off. Y.
- --- SAB4029 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2008. DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION SCOTLAND. Y. p.134.
- --- SAB4756 Bibliographic reference: SHERIDAN, A. 2007. PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE REMAINS OF A BEAKER FOUND IN A SHORT CIST AT CORBIEWELL, ELGIN.
- --- SAB5332 Bibliographic reference: COOK, M. 2007. THE EXCAVATION OF AN ISOLATED BRONZE AGE BEAKER BURIAL (HS CALL OFF CONTRACT 4077/24).. Y.
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jun 19 2023 12:36PM
