Document record MAB56188 - CHAPEL OF STONEYWOOD
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Summary
Middle Bronze Age roundhouse recorded by excavation ahead of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NJ 8666 1134 (102m by 77m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NJ81SE |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Newhills |
Type and Period (7)
- DITCH (Early Bronze Age to Roman Iron Age - 2200 BC to 251 AD)
- FLINT SCATTER (Early Bronze Age to Roman Iron Age - 2200 BC to 251 AD)
- STONE (Early Bronze Age to Roman Iron Age - 2200 BC to 251 AD)
- PIT (Early Bronze Age to Roman Iron Age - 2200 BC to 251 AD)
- POST HOLE (Early Bronze Age to Roman Iron Age - 2200 BC to 251 AD)
- RING DITCH? (Early Bronze Age to Roman Iron Age - 2200 BC to 251 AD) + Sci.Date
- STAKE HOLE (Early Bronze Age to Roman Iron Age - 2200 BC to 251 AD)
Full Description
Middle Bronze Age roundhouse recorded by excavation ahead of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route. A concentration of features was recorded in trial trenching by Headland Archaeology in 2013 (see NJ81SE0641) A curvilinear cut feature measuring 2.8m by 0.89m and 0.28m deep, interpreted as a ring ditch, produced flint chips, frequent charcoal and charred grain. Radiocarbon dating of the charcoal from the fill gave a Bronze Age date (1405-1208 BC). To the west was a cut feature, thought to be the terminus of the ring ditch. To the south a shallow pit contained burnt debris, including reddened small angular stones. Other features in proximity to the ring-ditch, are likely to represent contemporaneous activity and include post-holes, stake-holes and pits suggesting the presence of a roundhouse. Further excavation was carried out by Headland Archaeology in 2014. A total of 56 cut features were recorded, and apart from three post-medieval furrows, these all related to the roundhouse structure. Narrow gullies northwest of the structure may have served to divert rainwater. Four postholes in the outer ring had been heavily truncated by large, ovoid pits measuring between 1.6m and 1.9m long, 1-1.5m wide and surviving up to 0.3m deep. Two saddle querns were recovered from one of the pits. Overlying the pits was a curvilinear ring ditch, the fill containing abundant charcoal (dated to 1410-1270 BC), and 42 sherds of prehistoric pottery. Another pit, to the south of the ovoid pit, was dated to the Middle Iron Age. A total of 48 lithics were recovered b the excavation (22 from the ring ditch), mainly chips and broken flakes.
Period Notes
Radiocarbon dates: SUERC-49725, calibrated to 1405-1208 BC; SUERC-57933, calibrated to 1410-1270 BC; SUERC-57932 , calibrated to AD70-220.
HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2014, ABERDEEN WESTERN PERIPHERAL ROUTE/BALMEDIE-TIPPERTY LOT 2 - NORTHERN LEG: REPORT -TRIAL TRENCHING AND SAMPLE EXCAV. (VOLS 1-3) (Bibliographic reference). SAB4452.
HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY, 2015, AWPR/BALMEDIE-TIPPERTY LOT 2 NORTHERN LEG POST-EXCAVATION AND MITIGATION EXCAVATION ASSESSMENT REPORT (Bibliographic reference). SAB5841.
DINGWALL, K, 2019, THE LAND WAS FOREVER: 15,000 YEARS IN NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND. EXCAVATIONS ON THE AWPR/BALMEDIE-TIPPERTY (Bibliographic reference). SAB4064.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ81SE0647;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB4064 Bibliographic reference: DINGWALL, K. 2019. THE LAND WAS FOREVER: 15,000 YEARS IN NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND. EXCAVATIONS ON THE AWPR/BALMEDIE-TIPPERTY. Y.
- --- 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).
- --- SAB5841 Bibliographic reference: HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY. 2015. AWPR/BALMEDIE-TIPPERTY LOT 2 NORTHERN LEG POST-EXCAVATION AND MITIGATION EXCAVATION ASSESSMENT REPORT.
Finds (5)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (4)
Record last edited
Aug 9 2024 11:02AM
