Document record MAB54320 - NETHER INVERICHNIE
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Summary
Ring-ditch features including two pits, a possible post-hole, a curvilinear ditch and a linear feature excavated by CFA in 2019, following on from identification of features during a watching brief within the cable route corridor for the Moray East Offshore Wind Farm (EAB9174).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 6950 6048 (35m by 27m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ66SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Alvah |
Type and Period (4)
Full Description
The two pits included an irregular shaped pit and a circular pit, probably a fire pit, with charcoal, burnt material, pottery sherds and a fragment of possible worked quartz recovered from the pit.
A possible post-hole enclosed by a curvilinear ditch, and a potential linear terminus extend from the edge of the monitored area. The ditch contents had possibly been swept out from the pit or other areas of burning. The ditch had a few highly crushed fragments of hazel nutshell less than 0.5 cm in length, which were possibly residual from earlier activity. A total of 47 sherds of prehistoric pottery were recovered, of Middle Bronze Age to Early Iron Age in date. The finds also included lithics likely to be prehistoric date, possible worked stone objects including a possible stone disc. Radiocarbon dating on two separate nutshells from the ditch fill dated to 1536 BC - 1328 BC.
CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2018, MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WINDFARM PROGRAMME OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKS: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION, WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB8552.
CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2019, MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WINDFARM, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE ABERDEENSHIRE: WATCHING BRIEF, Watching Brief (Bibliographic reference). SAB8544.
CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2020, MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WIND FARM, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE, ABERDEENSHIRE: SECTION 8 & 9 ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION DATA STRUCTURE REPORT, Excavation DSR (Bibliographic reference). SAB8551.
CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2020, MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WIND FARM, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE, SECTIONS 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15 & 29: POST-EXCAVATION RESEARCH DESIGN, PERD (Bibliographic reference). SAB8547.
CFA ARCHAEOLOGY, 2021, MORAY OFFSHORE WINDFARM (EAST) LTD, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE SECTION 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15 & 29: ARCHIVE REPORT, Excavation Report (Bibliographic reference). SAB8545.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ66SE0492;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SAB8544 Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2019. MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WINDFARM, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE ABERDEENSHIRE: WATCHING BRIEF. Watching Brief.
- --- SAB8545 Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2021. MORAY OFFSHORE WINDFARM (EAST) LTD, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE SECTION 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15 & 29: ARCHIVE REPORT. Excavation Report.
- --- SAB8547 Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2020. MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WIND FARM, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE, SECTIONS 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15 & 29: POST-EXCAVATION RESEARCH DESIGN. PERD.
- --- SAB8551 Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2020. MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WIND FARM, ONSHORE CABLE ROUTE, ABERDEENSHIRE: SECTION 8 & 9 ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION DATA STRUCTURE REPORT. Excavation DSR.
- --- SAB8552 Bibliographic reference: CFA ARCHAEOLOGY. 2018. MORAY EAST OFFSHORE WINDFARM PROGRAMME OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORKS: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION. WSI.
Finds (6)
- WORKED OBJECT (Early Bronze Age to Late Roman Iron Age - 2200 BC to 401 AD)
- SHERD (Middle Bronze Age to Earlier Iron Age - 1800 BC to 401 BC)
- DISC (Early Bronze Age to Late Roman Iron Age - 2200 BC to 401 AD)
- NUT (Middle Bronze Age - 1536 BC to 1328 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Bronze Age to Late Roman Iron Age - 2200 BC to 401 AD)
- WORKED OBJECT (Early Bronze Age to Late Roman Iron Age - 2200 BC to 401 AD)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
May 21 2026 3:10PM
