Document record MAB54948 - PORTSDOWN

An archaeological evaluation was carried out in 2015 by MAS prior to proposed development.

An archaeological evaluation was carried out in 2015 by MAS prior to proposed development. A total of 72 trenches were excavated, covering 7-10 percent of the site. Rig and furrow was recorded to the north of the site, which corresponds to Roy's map of 18th century cultivation. To the south of the rig and furrow, two small pits with no related artefacts were recorded. Radiocarbon dates from the fills of the pits produced dates of 4234-4005 cal BC and 3646-3522 cal BC. A further two areas of undated burning were recorded to the south of the site, again with no related artefacts. A small Bronze Age pit was recorded to the south of Portsdown steading (NJ72SE0266), producing a radiocarbon date of 1499-1310 cal BC. A flint pebble, a small sherd of thick-walled prehistoric pottery and a flint flake were recovered from the fill of the pit. A medieval or post-medieval handle sherd and a possible hone were recovered near the area the Bronze Age pit was recorded.

Period Notes
SUERC-65273 (GU39765) – charcoal, burnt pit: 5293 +/-30 BP, 4234-4005 cal BC (2 sigma); SUERC-65277 (GU39766) – charcoal, burnt pit: 4794 +/-30 BP, 3645-3522 cal BC (2 sigma); SUERC-65272 (GU39764) – cereal grain, pit: 3147 +/-30 BP, 1499-1310 cal BC (2 sigma).

MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2015, PORTSTOWN, INVERURIE, ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION, Evaluation report (Bibliographic reference). SAB7321.

MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2015, PORTSTOWN, INVERURIE, ABERDEENSHIRE: WRITTEN SCHEME OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION, WSI (Bibliographic reference). SAB7508.

ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2017, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, NEW SERIES, VOLUME 17, 2016, p. 18 (Bibliographic reference). SAB6497.

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