Cachart, R. (2008). Excavations at Kinross. Tayside & Fife Archaeological Journal 14. Vol 14, pp. 27-55.

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Title:		 Excavations at Kinross
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Issue:		 Tayside & Fife Archaeological Journal 14
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Series:		 Tayside & Fife Archaeological Journal
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Volume:		 14
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Number of Pages:		 124
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Page Start/End:		 27 - 55
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Publication Type:		 Journal
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Abstract:		 An archaeological excavation was undertaken on the site of a proposed new high school near Lethangie, Kinross, on a greenfield site, comprising two large fields (north and south) centred on NGR NO 117 035. A Scheduled Ancient Monument, considered to represent an enclosed settlement of prehistoric date with enclosure ditches and pits, was known to be located in the south field. Excavation revealed that a supposed ditch feature in the south field was in fact a medieval pit, most probably a corn-drying kiln, deeply cut into natural sands and gravels. In the north field, a sub-circular enclosure ditch, part of a possible rectilinear building, kilns, postholes and narrow linear cuts were found. The results were taken to indicate that the areas excavated, combined with the settlement indicated by the Scheduled Ancient Monument constitute 'favoured sites', with continuity of occupation extending from the Later Neolithic, through the Dark Ages and into the medieval and modern periods. Of particular interest was the evidence of Dark Age activity of which little has previously been identified. Also significant were features representing medieval rural settlement, the recognition of which, within the archaeological record, is becoming more common in lowland Scotland.
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Author:		 Ray Cachart
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Year of Publication:		 2008
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MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
20TH CENTURY (Historic England Periods)
DITCH (Monument Type England)
Dark Ages (Auto Detected Temporal)
Enclosed Settlement (Auto Detected Subject)
Sands (Auto Detected Subject)
Dark Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
PIT (Monument Type England)
Rectilinear Building Kilns Postholes (Auto Detected Subject)
Enclosure Ditches (Auto Detected Subject)
SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
Rural Settlement (Auto Detected Subject)
NEOLITHIC (Historic England Periods)
Scheduled Ancient Monument (Auto Detected Subject)
Gravels (Auto Detected Subject)
Corndrying Kiln (Auto Detected Subject)
PIT (Monument Type England)
Enclosure Ditch (Auto Detected Subject)
PREHISTORIC (Historic England Periods)
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Created Date:		 12 Aug 2010