Document record MAB58077 - MOSS-SIDE
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Summary
A trial trenching evaluation was carried out by MAS in November 2007 - January 2008 ahead of industrial development (Aberdeen Gateway).
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 9372 9992 (771m by 749m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO99NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire City |
| Civil Parish | Nigg |
Type and Period (0)
Full Description
A trial trenching evaluation was carried out by MAS in November 2007 - January 2008 ahead of industrial development (Aberdeen Gateway). It is an area where archaeological evidence for agricultural improvement can be matched with detailed contemporary descriptions in estate records. Parts of the site were waterlogged with timber surviving, although excavation showed this to be part of natural woodland with no apparent human activity. Samples taken for radiocarbon dating for information on woodland development, gave dates ranging from 7590 and 5530 BC indicating a Mesolithic date. On the higher ground a number of ploughed-out features were associated with early Neolithic carinated pottery. The evaluation also recorded evidence of the process of land Improvement (for which there is contemporary documentary record) including a number of field dykes across the site, some of which appear to be consumption dykes. The site is in part in Aberdeenshire - recorded on Aberdeenshire HER as NO99NW0075.
MURRAY, HK&JC, 2008, MOSS-SIDE, ABERDEEN & ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND EXCAVATION, Eval and Exc report (Bibliographic reference). SAB4596.
MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2008, MOSS-SIDE, ABERDEEN & ABERDEENSHIRE: REPORT 2 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4634.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2009, DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, VOL 9, 2008, pp. 15-16 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3496.
Nov 16 2007 , AAS-GR-07-11-006, 007, AAS-GR-07-11-006, 007 (Ground Photograph). SAB36182.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ACY;
- NMR Card Number: NJ90SW209;
- NRHE Numlink: 207764;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NJ90SW0947;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/207764 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SAB3496 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2009. DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, VOL 9, 2008. Y. pp. 15-16.
- --- SAB36182 Ground Photograph: Nov 16 2007 . AAS-GR-07-11-006, 007. Digital. AAS-GR-07-11-006, 007.
- --- SAB4596 Bibliographic reference: MURRAY, HK&JC. 2008. MOSS-SIDE, ABERDEEN & ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND EXCAVATION. Y. Eval and Exc report.
- --- SAB4634 Bibliographic reference: MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2008. MOSS-SIDE, ABERDEEN & ABERDEENSHIRE: REPORT 2.
Finds (2)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Sep 27 2022 12:22PM
