Document record MAB54561 - KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL
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Summary
Evaluation and excavation carried out in 2003 - 2004 by AOC in advance of construction of a new Primary School.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7905 1601 (201m by 249m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ71NE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Kintore |
Type and Period (7)
- DITCH (Mesolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 8000 BC to 401 AD)
- OVEN (Mesolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 8000 BC to 401 AD) + Sci.Date
- PIT (Mesolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 8000 BC to 401 AD)
- POST HOLE (Mesolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 8000 BC to 401 AD)
- RING DITCH (Mesolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 8000 BC to 401 AD) + Sci.Date
- STAKE HOLE (Mesolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 8000 BC to 401 AD)
- STONE CIRCLE (Mesolithic to Late Roman Iron Age - 8000 BC to 401 AD)
Full Description
Evaluation and excavation carried out in 2003 - 2004 by AOC in advance of construction of a new Primary School. Overall, a 10 percent evaluation was conducted in 2003 over three different parcels of land totalling 3.1 hectares. The whole of the development lies within the southwest corner of the Deer's Den Roman temporary camp (NJ71NE0055). The evaluation identified around 30 Roman ovens, a section of the temporary camp ditch including an entrance, and a variety of prehistoric features. The excavation was carried out between November 2003 and January 2004, and was zoned into 13 different areas across the site on the basis of the evaluation results. The prehistoric remains uncovered at the site included an extremely well-preserved ring-ditch roundhouse from which a number of pottery vessels, flint artefacts and coarse stone tools were recovered. Traces of a stake-hole outer wall of this roundhouse were also recorded. A further four post-ring roundhouses and numerous pits were found across the site. A large circle of nine substantial posts has been provisionally identified as a timber circle, though as yet the feature remains undated. The Roman remains included a section of the eastern side of the temporary camp, with entrance complete with titulus. Over 40 Roman ovens were discovered, of which some yielded metal artefacts. Twelve pits, identified as Roman rubbish pits, were uncovered, along with a further seven sub-square pits with burning which are also thought to be of Roman date. Material recovered for Radiocarbon dating provided dates for 20 different structures.
Period Notes
RC dates from 2004 evaluation/excavation: SUERC-7097 buried soil 5980 BP +/-35 (which equals 4982 BC - 4781 BC at 2 sigma), three samples from timber circle SUERC-7098 3555 BP +/-35 (which equals 2016 BC - 1771 BC at 2 sigma), SUERC-7092 3480 BP +/-35 (which equals 1893 BC - 1693 BC at 2 sigma), SUERC-7096 3255 BP +/-35 (which equals 1617 BC - 1447 BC at 2 sigma), three samples from roundhouse 3 SUERC-7087 3230 BP +/-35 (which equals 1608 BC - 1430 BC at 2 sigma), SUERC-7107 3200 BP +/-35 (which equals 1531 BC - 1409 BC at 2 sigma), SUERC-7088 2050 BP +/-35 possibly contaminated (which equals 171 BC - 25 AD at 2 sigma), a sample from a complex pit SUERC-7091 2235 BP +/-35 (which equals 390 BC - 203 BC at 2 sigma), two samples from roundhouse 1 SUERC-6765 2200 BP +/-40 (which equals 382 BC - 174 BC at 2 sigma), SUERC-7078 2165 BP +/-35 (which equals 363 BC - 108 BC at 2 sigma), a sample from a complex pit SUERC-7077 2180 BP +/-35 (which equals 374 BC - 118 BC at 2 sigma), a sample from a fire pit SUERC-7079 2175 BP +/-35 possibly contaminated (which equals 370 BC - 115 BC at 2 sigma), from roundhouse 2 SUERC-7079 2160 BP +/-35 (which equals 361 BC - 95 BC at 2 sigma), from a pit SUERC-7076 2110 BP +/-35 (which equals 346 BC - 43 BC at 2 sigma), SUERC-7101 1905 BP +/-35 (which equals 23 AD - 215 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7099 1900 BP +/-35 (which equals 26 AD - 217 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-6766 1850 BP +/-40 (which equals 70 AD - 250 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7089 1835 BP +/-35 (which equals 81 AD - 253 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7100 1835 BP +/-35 (which equals 81 AD - 253 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7080 from a fire pit 1810 BP +/-35 (which equals 92 AD - 327 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7082 from a fire pit 1810 BP +/-35 (which equals 92 AD - 327 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7102 1820 BP +/-35 (which equals 85 AD - 322 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7106 1810 BP +/-35 (which equals 92 AD - 327 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7090 from a firepit 1780 BP +/-35 (which equals 132 AD - 342 AD at 2 sigma); SUERC-7086 1775 BP +/-35 (which equals 133 AD - 345 AD at 2 sigma).
GR/04/CT111-125, GR/04/CT111-125 (Ground Photograph). SAB37005.
AOC, 2003, KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL GREENFIELD SITE & YARDS - WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB2227.
AOC, 2003, KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL PLEASURE PARK- WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB2228.
COOK, M, 2003, KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, PLEASURE PARK EVALUATION (Bibliographic reference). SAB3982.
AOC, 2003, KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION (Bibliographic reference). SAB3515.
COOK, M, 2003, KINTORE PRIMARY SHCOOL GREENFIELD SITE & SCHOOL YARDS: EVALUATION REPORT (Bibliographic reference). SAB4033.
AOC ARCHAEOLOGY, 2004, KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, KINTORE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION. DATA STRUCTURE REPORT, DSR (Bibliographic reference). SAB3618.
AOC ARCHAEOLOGY, 2004, KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, KINTORE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION. POST EXCAVATION RESEARCH DESIGN: STAGE 3 (ASSESSMENT STAGE), Post Ex RD (Bibliographic reference). SAB3620.
AOC ARCHAEOLOGY, 2004, KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, KINTORE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION: RESEARCH QUESTIONS, AOC PROJECTS 4140, 4191, 4297, Research questions (Bibliographic reference). SAB3619.
MILLICAN, K, 2016, THE TIMBER MONUMENTS OF NEOLITHIC SCOTLAND, p. 111 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7307.
Jul 24 2003 , AAS-GR-03-07-001, 002, AAS-GR-03-07-001, 002 (Ground Photograph). SAB35679.
Nov 27 2003 , AAS-GR-03-11-001 - 006, AAS-GR-03-11-001 - 006 (Ground Photograph). SAB35688.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ71NE172;
- NRHE Numlink: 188571;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ71NE0182;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/188571 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (12)
- --- SAB2227 Bibliographic reference: AOC. 2003. KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL GREENFIELD SITE & YARDS - WSI.
- --- SAB2228 Bibliographic reference: AOC. 2003. KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL PLEASURE PARK- WSI.
- --- SAB3515 Bibliographic reference: AOC. 2003. KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION.
- --- SAB35679 Ground Photograph: Jul 24 2003 . AAS-GR-03-07-001, 002. Digital. AAS-GR-03-07-001, 002.
- --- SAB35688 Ground Photograph: Nov 27 2003 . AAS-GR-03-11-001 - 006. Digital. AAS-GR-03-11-001 - 006.
- --- SAB3618 Bibliographic reference: AOC ARCHAEOLOGY. 2004. KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, KINTORE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION. DATA STRUCTURE REPORT. DSR.
- --- SAB3619 Bibliographic reference: AOC ARCHAEOLOGY. 2004. KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, KINTORE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION: RESEARCH QUESTIONS, AOC PROJECTS 4140, 4191, 4297. Research questions.
- --- SAB3620 Bibliographic reference: AOC ARCHAEOLOGY. 2004. KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, KINTORE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION. POST EXCAVATION RESEARCH DESIGN: STAGE 3 (ASSESSMENT STAGE). Post Ex RD.
- --- SAB37005 Ground Photograph: GR/04/CT111-125. Colour Transparency. GR/04/CT111-125.
- --- SAB3982 Bibliographic reference: COOK, M. 2003. KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, PLEASURE PARK EVALUATION. N.
- --- SAB4033 Bibliographic reference: COOK, M. 2003. KINTORE PRIMARY SHCOOL GREENFIELD SITE & SCHOOL YARDS: EVALUATION REPORT.
- --- SAB7307 Bibliographic reference: MILLICAN, K. 2016. THE TIMBER MONUMENTS OF NEOLITHIC SCOTLAND. p. 111.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Mar 3 2025 3:24PM
