Document record MAB63103 - GALLOWHILL
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Summary
A pre-development evaluation was carried out on a large area which is part of a raised bog and extends into Aberdeen City boundary.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NO 9359 9969 (483m by 278m) Centred at - Polygon: Intervention Extent |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NO99NW |
| Authority | Aberdeenshire |
| Civil Parish | Banchory Devenick |
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
A pre-development evaluation was carried out on a large area which is part of a raised bog and extends into Aberdeen City boundary. There was a lack of structures and artefacts but a large area of timber was found beneath the bog level with quantities of stripped bark. Dating of timber samples prove to be from the Mesolithic period. Environmental analysis of the site (through wood, plant macrofossil and insect analyses) concluded that the timber remains were the remnants of an in-situ former woodland. On the higher ground a number of ploughed out features were associated with Early Neolithic Carinated pottery.
Period Notes
suerc-16216 5290-5000 Cal BC; Beta-237788 - 5210-4830 Cal BC; SUERC-16217 6410-6230 Cal BC; Beta-237789 - 6210-6130 and 6120-5900 Cal BC
MURRAY, HK&JC, 2008, MOSS-SIDE, ABERDEEN & ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND EXCAVATION (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, P.15-16 (Bibliographic reference). SAB3496.
Other Statuses/References
- Authority: ASH;
- NMR Card Number: NO99NW95;
- NRHE Numlink: 293515;
- Old Historic Environment Record Ref: NO99NW0075;
External Links (1)
- https://www.trove.scot/place/293515 (trove.scot link)
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SAB3496 Bibliographic reference: ARCHAEOLOGY SCOTLAND. 2009. DISCOVERY & EXCAVATION IN SCOTLAND, VOL 9, 2008. Y. P.15-16.
- --- SAB4596 Bibliographic reference: MURRAY, HK&JC. 2008. MOSS-SIDE, ABERDEEN & ABERDEENSHIRE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND EXCAVATION. Y.
- --- SAB4634 Bibliographic reference: MURRAY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES. 2008. MOSS-SIDE, ABERDEEN & ABERDEENSHIRE: REPORT 2.
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Aug 23 2024 3:52PM
