Document record MAB53684 - LITTLE LEDIKEN
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Summary
Hut circles recorded during a watching brief and excavation carried out by Network Archaeology in 2016 during groundworks for construction of a high pressure gas pipeline between Old Rayne and Jericho (NJ62NE0167).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6493 2943 (67m by 48m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ62NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Culsalmond |
Type and Period (5)
- HUT CIRCLE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
- FLINT SCATTER (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
- PIT (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
- POST HOLE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
- GULLY (Late Upper Palaeolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 40000 BC to 401 AD)
Full Description
Hut circles recorded during a watching brief and excavation carried out by Network Archaeology in 2016 during groundworks for construction of a high pressure gas pipeline between Old Rayne and Jericho (NJ62NE0167). This section of the pipeline contained two substantial arcs of features, probably of prehistoric hut circles, and numerous additional postholes which included at least one possible four-post structure forming a possible annex or porch to the eastern hut circle. More than one phase of occupation was evident and the remains appear to represent a substantial habitation site. Material from the larger hut circle included 163 sherds of mid to late Bronze Age pottery, fuel-ash, slag and various stone artefacts including a Neolithic ground stone axe, two fragments of early Iron Age quern rubber, a cobble tool and nine pieces of worked flint and quartzite. Ten postholes around the circumference of the hut circle were typically spaced 2m apart. A smaller curvilinear feature lay below the hut circle. An early Iron Age saddle quern fragment was found in one of the pits around the hut circle. From the eastern hut circle a total of 230 sherds of pottery were recovered, also burn bone and fuel-ash slag. The possible four-post structure produced a single sherd of mid to late Bronze Age pottery and six other sherds of prehistoric pottery.
Period Notes
Total of 16 samples radiocarbon dated, results estimating that activity began between 1090 and 1025 cal BC, continuing for maximum of 105-310 years.
NETWORK ARCHAEOLOGY, 2017, MORAY REINFORCEMENT PIPELINE OLD RAYNE TO JERICHO FARM: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION: POST-EXCAVATION RESEARCH DESIGN (Bibliographic reference). SAB3019.
NETWORK ARCHAEOLOGY, 2017, MORAY REINFORCEMENT PROJECT: OLD RAYNE TO HERICHO 300MM HIGH PRESSURE GAS PIPELINE: DATA STRUCTURE REPORT (Bibliographic reference). SAB3015.
NETWORK ARCHAEOLOGY, 2020, MORAY REINFORCEMENT PIPELINE OLD RAYNE TO JERICHO FARM, ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION: ARCHIVE ANALYSIS REPORT (Bibliographic reference). SAB3018.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ62NW0128;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB3015 Bibliographic reference: NETWORK ARCHAEOLOGY. 2017. MORAY REINFORCEMENT PROJECT: OLD RAYNE TO HERICHO 300MM HIGH PRESSURE GAS PIPELINE: DATA STRUCTURE REPORT.
- --- SAB3018 Bibliographic reference: NETWORK ARCHAEOLOGY. 2020. MORAY REINFORCEMENT PIPELINE OLD RAYNE TO JERICHO FARM, ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION: ARCHIVE ANALYSIS REPORT.
- --- SAB3019 Bibliographic reference: NETWORK ARCHAEOLOGY. 2017. MORAY REINFORCEMENT PIPELINE OLD RAYNE TO JERICHO FARM: ARCHAEOLOGICAL MITIGATION: POST-EXCAVATION RESEARCH DESIGN.
Finds (4)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Sep 1 2020 11:21AM
