Document record MAB61468 - MEADOWS WOOD
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Summary
A watching brief was carried out by CFA in 2006 over topsoil strip associated with the A92 upgrading.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 6064 3895 (1047m by 507m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Event Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO63NW |
| Civil Parish | Arbirlot |
| Authority | Angus |
Type and Period (3)
Full Description
A watching brief was carried out by CFA in 2006 over topsoil strip associated with the A92 upgrading. In this area, 55 archaeological features were recorded, many of them concentrated on a slight knoll 50m east of Meadows Wood (centred on NO 6057 3903). Features included a badly truncated 'L' shaped portion of a palisade slot, possibly Neolithic in date, post-holes in an arc formation which may represent the remains of a post-ring roundhouse, pits, slots, and a pit alignment. A small number of pottery sherds and lithics were recovered during the excavation, along with concentrations of charcoal and hazelnut shells. The charcoal was subsequently identified as hazel and alder. The pottery from pit F41 has been identified as Neolithic Grooved ware. Three features in this area also produced burnt bone, identifiable fragments were all of animal, including cattle, sheep and bird bones. Four fragments of a perforated bone pin were recovered, which is significant due to its recovery from a non-funereal context. It is thought to be Late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age in date. Three ground stone tools were recovered, along with a fragment of a flint nodule and two flaked lithics.
Period Notes
C14 date: 4090 +/-30BP (which equals 2860 BC - 2498 BC at 2 sigma). Calibrated date derived from OxCal 4.2.
CFA, 2006, A92 UPGRADING DUNDEE-ARBROATH: PROJECT DESIGN & COSTED ASSESSMENT FOR POST-EXCAVATION (Bibliographic reference). SAB5247.
MITCHELL, S, 2006, A92 upgrading: dundee to arbroath, p.7-9 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4588.
watching brief
CAMERON, K, 2006, Prehistoric pits etc along the route of the A92, p.19 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3971.
SUDDABY, I, 2007, DES VOL 7, 2006 (Bibliographic reference). SAB4760.
CFA, 2010, A POSSIBLE NEOLITHIC STRUCTURE & OTHER FEATURES AT BALCATHIE FARM, ELLIOT, ANGUS (Bibliographic reference). SAB5214.
GRAY AND SUDDABY, 2010, A POSSIBLE NEOLITHIC STRUCTURE AND OTHER FEATURES AT BALCATHIE FARM, ELLIOT, ANGUS (Bibliographic reference). SAB2618.
CFA, 2010, A92 UPGRADE DUNDEE-ARBROATH: POST EXCAVATION ARCHIVE REPORT (Bibliographic reference). SAB5248.
MILLICAN, K, 2016, THE TIMBER MONUMENTS OF NEOLITHIC SCOTLAND, p. 102 (Bibliographic reference). SAB7307.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ANG;
- NMR Card Number: NO63NW18;
- NRHE Numlink: 125431;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO63NW0032;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/125431 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SAB2618 Bibliographic reference: GRAY AND SUDDABY. 2010. A POSSIBLE NEOLITHIC STRUCTURE AND OTHER FEATURES AT BALCATHIE FARM, ELLIOT, ANGUS.
- --- SAB3971 Bibliographic reference: CAMERON, K. 2006. Prehistoric pits etc along the route of the A92. Y. p.19.
- --- SAB4588 Bibliographic reference: MITCHELL, S. 2006. A92 upgrading: dundee to arbroath. Y. p.7-9.
- --- SAB4760 Bibliographic reference: SUDDABY, I. 2007. DES VOL 7, 2006. Y.
- --- SAB5214 Bibliographic reference: CFA. 2010. A POSSIBLE NEOLITHIC STRUCTURE & OTHER FEATURES AT BALCATHIE FARM, ELLIOT, ANGUS.
- --- SAB5247 Bibliographic reference: CFA. 2006. A92 UPGRADING DUNDEE-ARBROATH: PROJECT DESIGN & COSTED ASSESSMENT FOR POST-EXCAVATION.
- --- SAB5248 Bibliographic reference: CFA. 2010. A92 UPGRADE DUNDEE-ARBROATH: POST EXCAVATION ARCHIVE REPORT.
- --- SAB7307 Bibliographic reference: MILLICAN, K. 2016. THE TIMBER MONUMENTS OF NEOLITHIC SCOTLAND. p. 102.
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Nov 17 2020 12:44PM
