Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc 79 (third series)

In 2002, during archaeological monitoring of topsoil stripping for the construction corridor of a gas pipeline at Ross Bay, near Kirkcudbright, previously unknown archaeological remains were recorded at three locations (referred to as Areas A, B and C). Area a, near the top of Muter Hill, comprised two sub-rectangular pits and four postholes. One pit contained a large amount of charcoal and charred grain, and some fragments of burnt bone and slag. The grain was carbon dated to the Late Bronze Age between 1020 and 880 cal. BC. Similar finds were recovered from one of the postholes and from the other pit. The remains were suggestive of either occupation or small-scale rural industry. Areas B and C were located on raised beach deposits on the northern side of Ross Bay. Archaeological features at Area B consisted of two irregular spreads of flagstone paving, four heavily truncated postholes located immediately to the west of the flagstones and two shallow pits to the east. The features implied a structure or structures. The proximity of this site to Area C could suggest an association. The principal feature identified in Area C was a structural ring gully representing the remains of a 10m diameter roundhouse. Each excavated segment contained a substantial arrangement of packing stones suggestive of timber plank walling. In addition, a total of ten postholes were located inside the ring gully. Eight of these formed an inner ring, presumably for supporting a roof; the two remaining postholes appeared to have been related to the southeast facing entrance where two short parallel linear slots formed a porch. No additional internal features were recorded. Four postholes were recorded immediately southeast of the entrance. Coarse hand-made pottery was recovered from the fill of one of the porch slots and a number of charcoal samples were taken, two of which were carbon dated to the Middle Bronze Age, between 1530 and 1250 BC. Includes specialist reports on

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