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Whithorn Cemetery Extension: Archaeological Watching Brief |
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Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd unpublished report series
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headland1-71975_1.pdf (14 MB)
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An archaeological watching brief was carried out during topsoil stripping of ground chosen for development as part of the extension to the existing cemetery at Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway. A small number of features were recorded during the watching brief including ditches, pits and a dry-stone revetment wall. The features represented activity that could be split into four different phases based on the site stratigraphy. The oldest phase was represented by a larger drain or boundary ditch, followed by an industrial phase signified by a gully and several pits filled with soil containing charcoal, slag and fragments of furnace lining. The latest phase was represented by the dry-stone revetment wall, most likely to be associated with the current cemetery to the south of the site. |
Author: |
Magnar Dalland
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Publisher: |
Headland Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
Dumfries and Galloway Archaeological Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2010
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Locations: |
Parish: |
WHITHORN |
County: |
Dumfries |
Country: |
Scotland |
Site: |
Whithorn Cemetery Extension |
Grid Reference: 244560, 540405 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 244554, 540393 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 244538, 540399 (Easting, Northing)
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Grid Reference: 244541, 540415 (Easting, Northing)
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OASIS Id: |
headland1-71975 |
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Note: |
A4 bound report with one colour plan and two colour photographs.
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Created Date: |
24 Nov 2016 |