Document record MAB56032 - WESTER FINTRAY
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Summary
A programme of archaeological investigation comprising fieldwalking, test-pitting, metal detecting and keyhole excavation was carried out around Wester Fintray Farm in 2004 as Phase 1 of the Kintore Landscape Project.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8090 1615 (1081m by 1076m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Event Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ81NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fintray |
Type and Period (5)
- ENCLOSURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- FLINT SCATTER (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- STONE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- FEATURE (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
- LITHIC SCATTER (Late Upper Palaeolithic to 19th Century - 40000 BC to 1899 AD)
Full Description
A programme of archaeological investigation comprising fieldwalking, test-pitting, metal detecting and keyhole excavation was carried out around Wester Fintray Farm in 2004 as Phase 1 of the Kintore Landscape Project. The area investigated included a number of known archaeological sites: NJ81NW0028, NJ81NW0076, NJ81NW0039, NJ81NW0031, NJ81NW0025, NJ81NW0032, NJ81NW0037, NJ81NW0036, NJ81NW0023. A total of 326 artefacts were recovered from the field walking and 110 test pits. In general the results appear to represent a background level of Neolithic and Bronze Age activity. One concentration of lithics was identified from field C (NJ81NW0031), the assemblage representing a narrow blade lithic working assemblage of possible Mesolithic date. The results indicate a Mesolithic site, probably a temporary camp resused over a number of years. Also within this area was an in-situ a metal working feature within an enclosure. Metal detecting carried out in two fields (B and the northern end of A) recovered four post-medieval coins. Excavation of a trench through cairn NJ81NW0028 revealed a charcoal rich layer at the base of the cairn. Within the same field a cup-marked stone and two other possible examples were located. See also NJ81NW0364 and NJ81NW0366 for 2024 fieldwalking.
AOC ARCHAEOLOGY, 2005, KINTORE LANDSCAPE PROJECT, PHASE 1: WESTER FINTRAY. DATA STRUCTURE REPORT, DSR (Bibliographic reference). SAB3622.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ81NW0198;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SAB3622 Bibliographic reference: AOC ARCHAEOLOGY. 2005. KINTORE LANDSCAPE PROJECT, PHASE 1: WESTER FINTRAY. DATA STRUCTURE REPORT. DSR.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Jan 29 2025 2:00PM
