Document record MAB56062 - PARKHILL
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Summary
Pits recorded during trial trenching by Headland Archaeology in 2013 ahead of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (NJ81SE0076).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8884 1489 (61m by 53m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ81SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Newmachar |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
Pits recorded during trial trenching by Headland Archaeology in 2013 ahead of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (NJ81SE0076). Two pits were recorded in Trench NL0555, one produced rare quantities of nutshell, charcoal, cinders and coal, the other cinders and coal. Further excavation was carried out by Headland Archaeology in 2014. A flint chip and seven sherds of prehistoric coarseware were found during machining of a hillwash deposit, and another flint chip on the surface of the underlying deposit.
HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2014, ABERDEEN WESTERN PERIPHERAL ROUTE/BALMEDIE-TIPPERTY LOT 2 - NORTHERN LEG: REPORT -TRIAL TRENCHING AND SAMPLE EXCAV. (VOLS 1-3), V1, p.34; V2 ill27 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4452.
HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2015, AWPR/BALMEDIE-TIPPERTY LOT 2 NORTHERN LEG POST-EXCAVATION AND MITIGATION EXCAVATION ASSESSMENT REPORT (Bibliographic reference). SAB5841.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ81SE0082;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (2)
- --- SAB4452 Bibliographic reference: HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY. 2014. ABERDEEN WESTERN PERIPHERAL ROUTE/BALMEDIE-TIPPERTY LOT 2 - NORTHERN LEG: REPORT -TRIAL TRENCHING AND SAMPLE EXCAV. (VOLS 1-3). V1, p.34; V2 ill27.
- --- SAB5841 Bibliographic reference: HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY. 2015. AWPR/BALMEDIE-TIPPERTY LOT 2 NORTHERN LEG POST-EXCAVATION AND MITIGATION EXCAVATION ASSESSMENT REPORT.
Finds (4)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
Record last edited
Sep 2 2019 2:35PM
