Document record MAB62407 - MACKENZIE AVENUE, AUCHENBLAE
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Summary
A trial trenching evaluation was carried out by Murray Archaeological Services in 2008 in advance of a proposed residential development.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 7287 7878 (200m by 153m) Centred at - Polygon: Known Site Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO77NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Fordoun |
Type and Period (2)
Full Description
A trial trenching evaluation was carried out by Murray Archaeological Services in 2008 in advance of a proposed residential development. In total, 11 trenches were excavated across the site comprising 10 percent of the development area. A firepit was recorded in trench 6 and was hand-excavated. Charcoal was observed in the fill, which has been retained for possible further analysis, but no finds were present which might help to date this feature. Two flints and a body sherd of redware medieval pottery were found unstratified in the top of the ploughsoil. It was later recorded that there was insufficient charcoal for C14 dating. A subsequent watching brief, centred on the previously excavated firepit in Trench 6, was carried out by Murray Archaeological Services on the 27th November 2019. This second phase of work covered a soil strip over a 20 m square. Topsoil depths of between 400 and 800 mm were recorded, shallower on the higher part of the slope to the north, with a slight slope to the west. The natural was a thick yellow clay with a tendency to waterlogging. Apart from a modern clay drain cutting into the natural on the east side of the area, no other features or finds were identified.
Period Notes
Fire pit may be prehistoric; pottery sherd is medieval.
MURRAY, H. K., 2008, MACKENZIE AVENUE, AUCHENBLAE PHASE 2: EVALUATION, Evaluation report (Bibliographic reference). SAB4599.
EVALUATION
ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND, 2009, DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, VOL 9, 2008, p.20-21 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3496.
MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, 2019, MACKENZIE AVENUE, PHASE 2, AUCHENBLAE, ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF., WB report (Bibliographic reference). SAB7491.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO77NW161;
- NRHE Numlink: 192566;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO77NW0101;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/192566 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB3496 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2009. DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, VOL 9, 2008. Y. p.20-21.
- --- SAB4599 Bibliographic reference: MURRAY, H. K.. 2008. MACKENZIE AVENUE, AUCHENBLAE PHASE 2: EVALUATION. Y. Evaluation report.
- --- SAB7491 Bibliographic reference: MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2019. MACKENZIE AVENUE, PHASE 2, AUCHENBLAE, ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF.. WB report.
Finds (3)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (3)
Record last edited
Nov 2 2022 11:34AM
