Document record MAB54911 - BLACKHALL ROAD, INVERURIE
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Summary
An Iron Age roundhouse and Neolithic features were revealed by trial trenching evaluation undertaken prior to house building at Phase 3 A Blackhall Road.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 7535 2238 (114m by 81m) Centred at - Polygon: Intervention Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ72SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Inverurie |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
An Iron Age roundhouse and Neolithic features were revealed by trial trenching evaluation undertaken prior to house building at Phase 3 A Blackhall Road. The excavation recorded the remains of an Iron Age ring-ditch house with post-holes, radiocarbon dated to 2185+/- 35BP and 2205+/-35BP, along with pottery and a few flints. The ring-ditch house overlay an earlier Neolithic occupation horizon from which a radiocarbon date of 4955+/- 35BP came. Early dates of 5000+/-40BP and 5025+/-35BP were also recovered from pot pit fills. At least one sherd of pottery from a pit, with cordon decoration, is Early Neolithic in date.
Period Notes
SUERC-15186 4980+/-35BP - 3930 -3661 cal BC (OxCal 4.2, run 23/04/14); SUERC-15188 2205+/-35BP, 377-186 cal BC (OxCal 4.2, run 23/04/14); SUERC-15189 4955+/- 35BP, 3798-3652 cal BC (OxCal 4.2, run 23/04/14): SUERC-15193 5000+/-40BP, 3943-3695 cal BC (OxCal 4.2, run 23/04/14); SUERC-15194 5025+/-35BP, 3944-3712 cal BC (OxCal 4.2, run 23/04/14); SUERC-15195 4540+/-35BP, 3366-2102 cal BC (OxCal 4.2, run 23/04/14); SUERC-15196 4455+/-35BP, 3340-2945 cal BC (OxCal 4.2, run 23/04/14)
BRESLIN, L, 2007, BLACKHALL FARM, INVERURIE - ARCHAEOL APPRAISAL, Site 16 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3712.
ARCH APPRAISAL
MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2013, WESTGATE, INVERURIE, ABERDEENSHIRE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS AND EXCAVATIONS 2006-2010: PART 1, Eval/exc rep (Bibliographic reference). SAB5051.
MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2013, WESTGATE, INVERURIE, ABERDEENSHIRE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS AND EXCAVATIONS 2006-2010: PART 2, Eval/exc rep (Bibliographic reference). SAB5052.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NJ72SE360;
- NRHE Numlink: 294038;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ72SE0226;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/294038 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB3712 Bibliographic reference: BRESLIN, L. 2007. BLACKHALL FARM, INVERURIE - ARCHAEOL APPRAISAL. Site 16.
- --- SAB5051 Bibliographic reference: MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2013. WESTGATE, INVERURIE, ABERDEENSHIRE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS AND EXCAVATIONS 2006-2010: PART 1. Eval/exc rep.
- --- SAB5052 Bibliographic reference: MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2013. WESTGATE, INVERURIE, ABERDEENSHIRE; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS AND EXCAVATIONS 2006-2010: PART 2. Eval/exc rep.
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jun 20 2023 11:42AM
