Document record MAB61143 - MIDDLE DRUMS
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Summary
A watching brief was undertaken at this site in August 2010 by Alder Archaeology in advance of a proposed new storage building.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 5901 5750 (35m by 25m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Event Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO55NE |
| Civil Parish | Brechin |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A watching brief was undertaken at this site in August 2010 by Alder Archaeology in advance of a proposed new storage building. Some demolition had taken place prior to the watching brief carried out, and an area measuring 40 x 16m was monitored during excavations for concrete bases for steel uprights along with slight ground reduction. The excavations and ground reduction revealed natural deposits in the form of solid rock, conglomerate, gravel and cobbles at the site surface. Parts of the foundations of a recently demolished building were recorded but nothing of archaeological significance was found. The lack of archaeological features was attributed to the fact that the site had been reduced to natural deposits for the erection of farm buildings in the 19th century.
ALDER ARCHAEOLOGY, 2010, ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF - MIDDLE DRUM BRECHIN, WB report (Bibliographic reference). SAB3519.
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2011, DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND. NEW SERIES, VOLUME 11, 2010, p.32 (Bibliographic reference). SAB5535.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO55NE0083;
External Links (0)
Sources/Archives (2)
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jul 18 2024 11:22AM
