Title: |
Archaeological evaluation at Broomilees, near Melrose |
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Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd unpublished report series
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Licence Type: |
ADS Terms of Use and Access
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DOI |
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological field evaluation was undertaken on the site of a proposed industrial development at Broomilees, near Melrose, Scottish Borders. Within the site a number of cropmarks were identified from oblique aerial photographs suggesting a number of linear and curvilinear features. A total of seven trenches were excavated to further investigate these cropmarks. The absence of any archaeological features across the identified linear cropmarks suggested that these were related to variations in the natural geology. The truncated remains of a cremation-burial pit containing prehistoric pottery was found to the north of the transcribed curvilinear cropmark suggesting that the cropmark may represent the remains of a circular ditch, truncated by modern agriculture and no longer visible as a sub-surface feature. The cremation-burial pit is likely to relate to this feature. |
Author: |
S J Haston
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Publisher: |
Headland Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
Scottish Borders Council, Archaeology Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2006
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Locations: |
Site: |
Broomilees, Melrose |
Parish: |
MELROSE |
County: |
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
Country: |
Scotland |
Grid Reference: 353000, 634100 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
PREHISTORIC
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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PREHISTORIC
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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Cremation-Burial Pit
(Monus)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
headland1-33478 |
OBIB: |
Unpublished Client Report |
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Created Date: |
23 Nov 2016 |