Site_ID,PGGP_event_ID,HER_event_ID,HER_event_type,Event_type,Event_name,Event_description,Event_summary,Event_start,Event_end 50006,1,EKE4501,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),46 GREENHILL ROAD,*TO GO TO MNEMG? (MR & MRS PITCAIRN-KNOWLES),,1976-01-01T00:00:00,1977-12-31T00:00:00 50006,2,EKE4502,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Cot Nab Farm #M104, rescue excavation",,,1986-01-01T00:00:00,1986-12-31T00:00:00 50006,3,EKE4503,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),46 GREENHILL ROAD,"*SITE OWNER:MR & MRS PITCAIRN-KNOWLESA middle Bronze Age urn complete with uncontaminated cremation, was found during mechanical levelling for a tennis court in the garden of no 46 Greehill Road. Excavation of the find spot by the Otford and District Historical Society's Archaeological Group revealed a cylindrical hole some 2 feet in diameter with a flat bottom on which the inverted vessel had rested. The hole had apparently been backfilled with soil. Three small sherds of similar reddish pottery, black in fracture were revealed nearby.",,1970-01-01T00:00:00,1970-12-31T00:00:00 50018,4,EKE4392,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"PRING'S QUARRY,UPPER HALLING",,,1985-01-01T00:00:00,1985-12-31T00:00:00 50019,5,EKE3952,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),IFIELD PLACE FARM,"*G.PAYNE'S NOTEBOOK II,219.",,01/01/1899,31/12/1899 50026,6,EKE3950,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),BELGIC CEMETERY,Finds recovered by workmen during quarrying in the late 19th century together with a more formal antiquarian excavation by A. Evans in 1886.,,01/01/1886,31/12/1890 50039,7,EKE4120,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),HILL ROAD,Excavation by Maidstone Archaeological Group in advance of scrub clearance,,1982-01-01T00:00:00,1982-12-31T00:00:00 50041,8,EKE4744,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),BARROW HILL,"*ON DEPOSIT OF FOSSIL SPONGE BEADS IN GEOLOGY DEPT. As the result of denudation of a burial mound of marsh turf, the outline of a collapsed oblong cist of Kentish ragstone was visible on Higham Marshes. It was excavated in 1880 by Mr E.L.Arnold and found to contain a crouched skeleton (very crushed) accompanied by 79 beads ",,01/01/1880,12/12/1880 50047,9,EKE4035,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),HOTHFIELD COMMON,"Recovery of finds by soldiers during drainage works. This was followed by 'scientific' archaeological investigation. *ONE POT ASHFORD CIVIC CENTRE,ONE WITH HON.SEC.ASHAS.",,01/01/1942,31/12/1942 50052,10,EKE4046,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),SANDOWN,,,1990-01-01T00:00:00,1999-12-31T00:00:00 50053,11,EKE4040,,Partial Investigation,HIGHSTED QUARRY,Salvage excavation in advance of quarrying in 1955 under the direction of Mr D. T. A. Ponton.POTTERY STOLEN : THREE POTS PROBABLY FROM SITE RETRIEVED AND,,1955-01-01T00:00:00,1955-12-31T00:00:00 50058,12,EKE4431,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,RIVER MEADOWS,,,1971-01-01T00:00:00,1971-12-31T00:00:00 50059,13,EKE3722,Excavation,Partial Investigation,WARREN FARM,Partial excavation of a barrow by Ashford Archaeological Society.,,1964-01-01T00:00:00,1965-12-31T00:00:00 50061,14,EKE4676,Excavation,Casual Observation,"SALTERFEN,CANTERBURY ROAD",Burials and finds retrieved by the landowner during landscape gardening in 1966 and donated to Maidstone Museum.,,1966-01-01T00:00:00,1968-12-31T00:00:00 50065,15,EKE3755,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),BUCKHOLT FARM,*SOURCE OF CRAWFORDS OS RECORD MAY BE G.PAYNE'S NOTEBOOKS,,1900-01-01T00:00:00,1999-12-31T00:00:00 50068,16,EKE3758,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),SWINGARD (OR CAGE)HILL,,,1970-01-01T00:00:00,1970-12-31T00:00:00 50073,17,EKE4060,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),IFFIN WOOD,,,1943-01-01T00:00:00,1943-12-31T00:00:00 50074,18,EKE3768,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),SWARLING MANOR FARM,Salvage excavation in advance of gravel quarrying led by L. Woolley and J.P. Bushe-Fox.*ONE OR TWO POTS FROM SITE OWNER.,,01/01/1921,31/12/1921 50088,19,EKE14640,,Partial Investigation,"Excavation report. Kingston Downs Anglo-Saxon barrow field cemetry, Kingston, Canterbury",Evaluation of Anglo-Saxon cemetry by machine stripping before excavating archaeological deposits by hand and recording. Human remains and grave good were recovered. It is concluded that a significant quantity of data remains to be retieved from the site.,,2013-08-19T00:00:00,2013-09-06T00:00:00 50088,20,EKE3961,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),KINGSTON DOWNS,,,1945-01-01T00:00:00,1945-12-31T00:00:00 50088,21,EKE3962,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),KINGSTON DOWNS,**DRAWING OF COMBS IN AKERMAN'S ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCRAPBOOK,,1967-01-01T00:00:00,1973-12-31T00:00:00 50088,22,EKE3963,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),KINGSTON DOWNS,*ED.C.R.SMITH,,1950-01-01T00:00:00,1950-12-31T00:00:00 50088,23,EKE3964,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),KINGSTON DOWNS,,,1959-01-01T00:00:00,1959-12-31T00:00:00 50088,24,EKE4421,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),KINGSTON DOWNS,EXCAVATION AND OBSERVATION IN 3 AREAS OF CEMETERY. NGR IS,,1965-01-01T00:00:00,1965-12-31T00:00:00 50091,25,EKE4018,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),FREE DOWN BARROWS,SEE ALSO NGR-TR 36494708,,1972-01-01T00:00:00,1972-12-31T00:00:00 50091,26,EKE4019,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),FREE DOWN BARROWS,ALSO AT TR 36494708,,1972-01-01T00:00:00,1972-12-31T00:00:00 50092,27,EKE5237,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Assessment of excavations at White Caps Barrow (Site 3),"Bronze age barrow with 11 burials, (inhumations, cremations) partly cut by a late iron age ditch.",,1995-06-18T00:00:00,1995-09-13T00:00:00 50092,28,EKE6073,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation of A256 Whitfield to Eastry Improvement Road, Dover","Evaluation on road improvements. Evidence of prehistorc, Roman and early medieval activity was located.",,1992-06-01T00:00:00,1993-06-30T00:00:00 50099,29,EKE12090,Salvage Excavation,Partial Investigation,"Rescue excavations, St Francis Close, Great Mongeham",A rescue excavation by B Philp on the site of what is now Nos. 25-28 St Francis Close.,,1977-01-01T00:00:00,1977-12-31T00:00:00 50102,30,EKE4756,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),KING EDWARD'S AVENUE,"Finds recovered from a barrow by Broadstairs and St Peters Archaeological Society during the construction of King Edward's Avenue in 1909. URN UNLOCATED 1963, LIKE MUCH OF HURD'S MATERIAL FROM MARGATE ",,1911-01-01T00:00:00,1911-12-31T00:00:00 50103,31,EKE12351,,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation at Bradstow School swimming pool site, Broadstairs",Evaluation by means of four trenches on the proposed swimming pool site.,,2009-02-18T00:00:00,2009-02-19T00:00:00 50103,32,EKE12359,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation of the swimming pool site at Bradstow School, Broadstairs",Excavation of the swimming pool site at Bradstow School following evaluation.,,2009-04-06T00:00:00,2009-05-01T00:00:00 50103,33,EKE14996,,Partial Investigation,"Archaeological Excavation: Service Trench, Bradstow School, Broadstairs","Between the 6th and 27th August 2015 the Trust for Thanet Archaeology carried out a programme of archaeological monitoring and recording prior to and during the excavation of a service trench at Bradstow School, Broadstairs. Previous archaeological work on the site has taken place since 1910. Changes in the plan for the service trench led to the trench being located in an area of high archaeological potential, with excavations indicating the area was intensively occupied from the prehistoric period. Previous work on the site by the Trust for Thanet Archaeology supports this conclusion. The excavation took place in two phases, Phase 2 followed by Phase 1. Phase 1 was the monitoring of two narrow trench cuts through areas of hard standing. Phase 2 required the excavation of a 1.8m wide trench to the archaeological horizon on the grass playing field. Excavation of the service trench, where it crossed the hard standing of the car park and the access road, revealed chalk geology at a depth of 0.3m and no archaeological features. Where archaeological potential was known to be highest, a 2m wide easement centred on the route of the service trench was excavated. Only four previously unknown archaeological features were exposed. Two parallel ditches, a ditch terminal and a single, well defined, circular post hole. The ditches revealed a single sherd of mid-late Iron Age flint tempered pottery and residual patinated struck flint. The re-excavation of previously known features (i.e. grave cuts, two concentric ring ditches, and a chalk quarry ditch cut) was also conducted. The excavation revealed that spatial referencing of previous investigations did not correlate with the features uncovered. Misplotting of the 1910 excavation appears to have led to the misidentification of part of the ring ditch of a barrow as a quarry cut. There is potential for up to four round ditches lined up across the site. The excavation emphasises the complex nature of this prehistoric site which has the potential for regional and even international significance. Finds from the excavation were limited to a very small number of pottery sherds (7), and 76 worked flints, with little evidence to suggest they were contemporary with any features. The pottery sherds ranged in date from Iron Age to modern, with a single sherd of Iron Age pottery representing the most significant pottery find. The excavation uncovered 76 worked flints, most residual within their contexts and few showed diagnostic traits. The raw material was limited to flint - mainly Cortexed nodules and Bullhead Bed Flint. It is possible that many are contemporary with use of the Bronze Age Round Barrow however this is speculation.",,2015-08-06T00:00:00,2015-08-27T00:00:00 50103,34,EKE8865,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,"Watching brief at Bradstow School, Dumpton Park Drive, Broadstairs","The watching brief revealed two modern parallel ditches, either land drains or service trenches. A large feature observed along the south east border of the site, had previously been recorded during evaluation works in 2003. It has been interpreted as either the edge of a bronze age barrow ditch, or the edge of a post medieval 18th or 19th century chalk quarry pit.",,2004-04-19T00:00:00,2004-04-21T00:00:00 50103,35,EKE9091,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation at Bradstow School, Broadstairs","This evaluation investigated two areas. Five trenches were cut within the footprint of a proposed annex to the School. One trench revealed a substantial, but undated feature. It was interpreted as either the edge of a Bronze Age barrow ditch, another section of which had been exposed during excavations in 1970-74 (see TR 36 NE 13), or the edge of a late chalk quarry. A linear exposed in two of the other trenches was interpreted as a post medieval field boundary. In the second area two trenches were excavated to the south of the school, on the site of a proposed car park. Two features identified in one of the trenches were interpreted as inhumation burials and as such were likely to be of Anglo-Saxon date (see TR 36 NE 12).",,2003-05-06T00:00:00,2003-05-09T00:00:00 50104,36,EKE12786,,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation at 1 Seacroft Road, Broadstairs",Evaluation by means of two trenches.,,2005-08-25T00:00:00,2005-09-02T00:00:00 50104,37,EKE12787,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at 1 Seacroft Road, Broadstairs",Excavation following evaluation of the site.,,2005-08-25T00:00:00,2005-09-02T00:00:00 50104,38,EKE12789,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Excavations along South Cliff Parade, Dumpton Gap","Excavation of features found during the construction of South Cliff Parade, Dumpton Gap by H. Hurd, Borough Surveyor for Broadstairs.",,1907-01-01T00:00:00,1908-12-31T00:00:00 50104,39,EKE4161,,Partial Investigation,"Excavation on the Seven Stones Estate, Dumpton Gap",Excavations throughout the 1960s on the estate ahead of house building.,,1960-01-01T00:00:00,1969-12-31T00:00:00 50104,40,EKE4233,,Full Excavation (1950-),DUMPTON GAP (SEACROFT ROAD EXTENSION),*AND ST PETER'S TO 1972/14-15,,1971-01-01T00:00:00,1972-12-31T00:00:00 50108,41,EKE4235,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Rescue excavation at Fairacre Lodge, North Foreland Avenue",A rescue excavation following the discovery of human remains in house footings being dug for the new Fairacre Lodge.,,1980-01-01T00:00:00,1980-12-31T00:00:00 50112,42,EKE8123,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation of a Beaker Burial From Manston,Excavation of ploughed-off barrow.,,1987-05-01T00:00:00,1987-12-31T00:00:00 50118,43,EKE4212,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"COTTINGTON,CLIFFSEND",RESCUE EXCAVATION,,1977-01-01T00:00:00,1977-12-31T00:00:00 50118,44,EKE4965,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,Evaluation at Ebbfleet Farm,"Work carried out prior to development. Work invloved initial field walking and metal detectoring followed, where necessary, by trenching. Areas looked at: Site 1 633345 162612 Ditch enclosed Med farmstead (approx) Site 2 633469 162626 (approx) Few pottery sherds found Neo & RB) Site 3 633133 163245 (approx) RB finds Site 4 633086 163332 IA and RB site",,1990-01-15T00:00:00,1990-08-31T00:00:00 50120,45,EKE4240,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"HACKENDOWN BANKS,KINGSDOWN",,,1943-01-01T00:00:00,1943-12-31T00:00:00 50120,46,EKE4241,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"HACKENDOWN BANKS,KINGSDOWN",,,1965-01-01T00:00:00,1965-12-31T00:00:00 50120,47,EWX10072,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,South-East Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey,Phase One of SERCZAS - Historic OS Map Interpretation (1:2500 Epochs 1 to 4),,2011-01-14T00:00:00,31/12/2011 50125,48,EKE12951,,Partial Investigation,"Watching brief at 'Beauforts', North Foreland Avenue, Broadstairs",Monitoring of groundworks during the construction of an underground garage.,,2004-10-28T00:00:00,2004-11-03T00:00:00 50126,49,EKE5944,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation at the Chilham Castle Burial site,"Excavation undertaken after the discovery of a Late Iron Age mirror and a brooch with sherds from a cremation vessel uncovered a further brooch, fragments of cremated bone and more pottery sherds from the same pot.",,1994-06-01T00:00:00,1994-06-30T00:00:00 50129,50,EKE10739,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,Watching brief at Tutt Hill as part of CTRL works,Targetee watching brief at Tutt Hill as part of CTRL works. Evidence of Neolithic to Early Roman activity was found.,,1999-03-12T00:00:00,1999-08-27T00:00:00 50129,51,EKE5138,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation Report of excavations at Tutt Hill, Westwell",Field evaluation due to discovery during watching brief at Tutt Hill in 1999 prior to CTRL works.,,1999-03-08T00:00:00,1999-04-09T00:00:00 50131,52,EKE10662,"Strip, Map and Sample",Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Snarkhurst Wood, Hollingbourne as part of CTRL works","Excavation as part of the CTRL found evidence of a late Iron Age to Roman settlement, as well as some evidence for prehistoric activity on or nearby the site.",,1999-01-01T00:00:00,2009-02-28T00:00:00 50131,53,EKE5169,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,Evaluation south of Snarkhurst Wood,Evaluation carried out in 1995 at site south of Snarkhurst wood prior to CTRL works.,,1995-11-06T00:00:00,1995-11-17T00:00:00 50131,54,EKE5170,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation south of Snarkhurst Wood,Excavation carried out in 1999 at site south of Snarkhurst wood prior to CTRL works.,,1999-01-22T00:00:00,1999-02-17T00:00:00 50132,55,EKE3754,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),FOLKESTONE ROAD HOUSING ESTATE,Emergency excavations (by trainee teachers) under the direction of P.J Tester and H.F Bing. Additional material was retrieved by workmen while they were digging a water trench for the housing estate prior to the formal excavation.,,01/01/1948,31/12/1948 50135,56,EKE12883,Geophysical Survey,N/a,"Resistivity survey of land at Marley Road, Harrietsham",Resistivity survey to test for archaeological features just east of site found in 1997 during CAT evaluation.,,01/01/1998,31/03/1998 50135,57,EKE12884,,Partial Investigation,"Watching brief on access road at Glebeland, Harrietsham",Monitoring of groundworks for an access road to the site.,,1997-04-01T00:00:00,1997-04-30T00:00:00 50135,58,EKE12885,,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation at Glebeland, Harrietsham",Evaluation by means of 15 trenches following discovery of archaeological features during a watching brief on an access road.,,1997-04-01T00:00:00,1997-04-30T00:00:00 50135,59,EKE12886,,Partial Investigation,"Strip, map and sample excavation at Glebeland, Harrietsham","Strip, map and sample excavation of the central and south-west area of the site following evaluation.",,1997-04-01T00:00:00,1997-04-30T00:00:00 50135,60,EKE12887,,Partial Investigation,"Watching brief at Glebeland, Harrietsham (phase 4)",Monitoring of groundworks in the north-west corner of the site. Foundation method and formation levels for the buildings were adjusted on the basis of the evaluation findings to limit impact.,,1997-04-01T00:00:00,1997-04-30T00:00:00 50135,61,EKE12889,,Partial Investigation,Excavation in the grounds of Harrietsham Rectory gardens,An excavation of one or more trenches in the garden of the rectory. Not published and no exact details of the event known.,,1985-01-01T00:00:00,1985-12-31T00:00:00 50135,62,EKE5433,Geophysical Survey,N/a,"Magnetometry survey of land at Marley Road, Harrietsham",Magnetometry survey to test for archaeological features just east of site found in 1997 during CAT evaluation.,,1998-03-01T00:00:00,1998-03-31T00:00:00 50135,63,EKE5434,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation at Marley Road, Harrietsham","Predetermination evaluation on site of possible development. The area had been previously surveyed using geophysical techniques which had revealed possible feature which was likely as the area is next to LIA/RB and Saxon settlement sites. The evaluation showed that archaeological features indeed continued across this section of the field. It was not possible to identify what the features were or what age they were, other than the the LIA/RB road which was found where it was predicted to be and was in a good condition.",,1998-06-01T00:00:00,1998-06-30T00:00:00 50136,64,EKE5485,Part Excavation,Partial Investigation,"Excavation on Iron Age burial, Ulcombe Churchyard","While hand-digging a grave in a new area of Ulcombe churchyard, a Late Iron Age cremation was discovered in 1995.",,1995-11-15T00:00:00,1995-11-15T00:00:00 50137,65,EKE5504,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,Ulcombe Churchyard Extension,Finds located during grave-digging in June 2000.,,2000-06-01T00:00:00,2000-06-30T00:00:00 50139,66,EKE5554,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,"Watching Brief at Land at Canterbury Road, Hawking","Watching brief on groundworks associated with residential development on ""Dickson Land to the rear of 48 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge. The work identified EIA quarry pits and probable ovens and furnaces, together with traces of settlement. Late IA/Early Conquest settlement with ephemeral remains of 16 cremations/pyre deposits was also found along with elements of possibly medieval or later field system, broadly in alignment with existing local boundaries.",,1999-06-01T00:00:00,1999-07-31T00:00:00 50140,67,EKE5704,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation at Deal North Barracks, Deal, Dover","Evaluation carried out in August 1999 at the former North Barracks, Deal.",,2000-08-01T00:00:00,2000-08-31T00:00:00 50141,68,EKE5858,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at South Willesborough, Ashford, 2001","Following on from evaluation work in February 2001 which revealed evidence of Iron Age/Romano-British and earlier activity, this work uncovered more Iron Age/Romano-British pits and hearths (with no dating evidence). An Iron Age cremation of an infant was also recovered, possibly associated with nearby pits.",,2001-07-18T00:00:00,2001-08-20T00:00:00 50144,69,EKE8163,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation Trenching: Dumpton Gap & South Dumpton Down, Broadstairs, May 1992","Two areas of land owned, then, by KCC were investigated prior to disposal for housing. One area contained few feature, but the other contained much evidence of concentrated long-term prehistoric settlement. Fieldwalking, metal detectoring and trial trenching were undertaken.",,2003-05-01T00:00:00,2003-05-31T00:00:00 50144,70,EKE8164,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Additional Evaluation Work at Dumpton Park Drive, Broadstairs 1993",Additional trenching carrying on from 1992 to the south to try and identify the extent of the occupation area.,,1993-01-01T00:00:00,1993-01-31T00:00:00 50144,71,EKE8165,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"South Dumpton Down, Broadstairs 1994",Continuing evaluation work in 1992 & 3. Excavtion took place on the area of the know Bronze Age/Iron Age site with the topsoil stripped and the archaeology sampled. It is not clear when in 1994 this work took place and for how long.,,1994-01-01T00:00:00,1994-12-31T00:00:00 50145,72,EKE8161,Field Walking - Systematic Collection,N/a,"Field Walking: Dumpton Gap & South Dumpton Down, Broadstairs, May 1992","Two areas of land owned, then, by KCC were investigated prior to disposal for housing. One area contained few features, but the other contained a lot of evidence of concentrated long-term prehistoric settlement.",,1992-05-01T00:00:00,1992-05-31T00:00:00 50145,73,EKE8162,Metal Detector Use,N/a,"Metal Detecting: Dumpton Gap & South Dumpton Down, Broadstairs, May 1992","Two areas of land owned, then, by KCC were investigated prior to disposal for housing. One area contained few feature, but the other contained much evidence of concentrated long-term prehistoric settlement. Fieldwalking, metal detectoring and trial trenching were undertaken.",,1992-05-01T00:00:00,1992-05-31T00:00:00 50145,74,EKE8163,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation Trenching: Dumpton Gap & South Dumpton Down, Broadstairs, May 1992","Two areas of land owned, then, by KCC were investigated prior to disposal for housing. One area contained few feature, but the other contained much evidence of concentrated long-term prehistoric settlement. Fieldwalking, metal detectoring and trial trenching were undertaken.",,2003-05-01T00:00:00,2003-05-31T00:00:00 50145,75,EKE8164,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Additional Evaluation Work at Dumpton Park Drive, Broadstairs 1993",Additional trenching carrying on from 1992 to the south to try and identify the extent of the occupation area.,,1993-01-01T00:00:00,1993-01-31T00:00:00 50145,76,EKE8165,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"South Dumpton Down, Broadstairs 1994",Continuing evaluation work in 1992 & 3. Excavation took place on the area of the know Bronze Age/Iron Age site with the topsoil stripped and the archaeology sampled. It is not clear when in 1994 this work took place and for how long.,,1994-01-01T00:00:00,1994-12-31T00:00:00 50147,77,EKE8425,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,Watching Brief at Hawkinge Aerodrome,Watching brief (including a small area investigation) on topsoil stripping at Hawkinge. A number of features were recorded suggesting the presence of a Bronze Age cremation cemetery (Site Code HWB 98).,,1998-03-01T00:00:00,1998-03-31T00:00:00 50149,78,EKE8502,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Roman Road-Side Town, Westhawk Farm, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent",Excavation of a small Romano-British road-side town prior to new housing development.,,1998-08-01T00:00:00,1999-07-31T00:00:00 50153,79,EKE8575,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations at Springhead Roman Town,"An excavation and watching brief in advance of construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Archaeological features were found across the site, but there was a concentration in the area of the former spring at the head of the Ebbsfleet. Features ranged in period from the palaeolithic through to the early medieval.",,2000-09-01T00:00:00,2002-06-30T00:00:00 50153,80,EKE8576,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,Watching Brief at Springhead Roman Town,"An excavation and watching brief in advance of construction of the Channel Tunnel Rial Link. Archaeological features were found across the site, but there was a concentration in the area of the former spring at the head of the Ebbsfleet. Features ranged in period from the palaeolithic through to the early medieval.",,2002-07-01T00:00:00,2002-09-30T00:00:00 50156,81,EKE12152,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Phase 1, Stage 2 evaulation at Kingsborough Manor, Eastchurch, Sheppey","Evaluation programme of the Phase 1, Stage 2, area of the site, plus an area for woodland planting and a trench across the Neolithic causewayed enclosure.",,2000-01-01T00:00:00,2000-04-30T00:00:00 50156,82,EKE8602,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,"Watching Brief at Kingsborough Manor, Eastchurch Sheppey","The watching brief covered groundworks for new roads, landscaped ponds and the cutting of a gas main to the west of the site. Prehistoric and later archaeological features were identified.",,1999-07-01T00:00:00,1999-07-31T00:00:00 50156,83,EKE8604,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation on Kingsborough Farm, Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey","Kingsborough Farm, East Church Isle of Sheppey, Kent, Phase 1, Stage 2 Archaeological excavation summary report. Two areas, separated by a tree line were examined. Prehistoric and later archaeological features were recorded.",,2000-01-01T00:00:00,2000-04-30T00:00:00 50156,84,EKE8630,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation at Kingsborough Farm, Sheppey","Evaluation trenching prior to housing development. Archaeological features were predominately Late Bronze Age, possibly a settlement, with some Romano-British ditches.",,1999-02-23T00:00:00,1999-03-03T00:00:00 50161,85,EKE9059,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,Package 330 General Watching Brief,General watching brief on works connected with the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL). A range of archaeological features and sites were found dating between the Palaeolithic and post-medieval periods.,,1998-12-01T00:00:00,2000-05-31T00:00:00 50161,86,EWX9167,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Area 330 (Zone 1) Whitehill Barrow (ARC WHR 99) excavation,"Excavations at Area 330 (Zone 1) Whitehill Barrow (ARC WHR 99). The site revealed traces of Early Bronze Age (barrow), Roman (Enclosure ditches, ovens & pit) and Post Medieval (pits, post built structure) activity.",,1998-12-01T00:00:00,2000-05-31T00:00:00 50162,87,EKE11501,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,Evaluation for the A253 from Monkton to Minster,A total of 11 trenches totalling 310m in length were done.,,1992-11-01T00:00:00,1993-03-31T00:00:00 50163,88,EKE13359,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation of Area A, Waterbrook Park, Ashford, Kent (2007)","Excavation of Area A, Waterbrook Park, Ashford, Kent prior to clearance for development. The excavation followed a phase of evaluation and small excavation conducted by Canterbury Archaeological Trust in 1992/3 which had confirmed the existence of a multi-period settlement.The excavation identified a small Late Iron Age rural settlement, and evidence of earlier Bronze Age occupation.The total excavated area was approximately 2 hectares. The Post-excavation Assessment appears to hold the only report of these excavations.",,23/07/2007,27/09/2007 50163,89,EKE4857,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Waterbrook Farm, Sevington",After evaulation trenching at Waterbrook Farm in 1992 an excavation was carried out in 1993.,,1993-01-01T00:00:00,1993-12-31T00:00:00 50165,90,EKE11662,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Margetts Pit, Burham",Excavation of a 1.9ha area ahead of the construction of a lagoon. Archaeological features dating from the Neolithic through to the Roman period were found.,,2009-01-19T00:00:00,2009-05-15T00:00:00 50166,91,EKE8503,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,"Watching Brief at the Page Road Development, Hawkinge Aerodrome","Watching brief during topsoil stripping revealed Iron Age and Romano-British features. These included a ditch, a rubbish pit, six cremation burials and two possible pyres.",,2000-03-01T00:00:00,2000-09-30T00:00:00 50167,92,EKE11987,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation at Warden Bay Primary School site, Leysdown Road, Warden Bay",Evaluation by means of 18 trenches totalling 360m in length.,,2009-06-22T00:00:00,2009-06-26T00:00:00 50167,93,EKE11988,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation of the proposed Children s Centre site, Leysdown Road, Warden Bay",Evaluation by means of five trenches totalling 100m in length.,,2009-10-28T00:00:00,2009-11-02T00:00:00 50167,94,EKE11989,"Strip, Map and Sample",Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Leysdown Road, Warden Bay",Excavation following two evaluations.,,2009-06-01T00:00:00,2011-06-30T00:00:00 50168,95,EKE12005,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at the former Bon Secours Nursing Home, Ramsgate",Excavation of two areas following on from an earlier evaluation.,,2002-07-01T00:00:00,2002-08-31T00:00:00 50170,96,EKE12042,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation on land at Tothill Street, Minster",Evaluation by means of 13 trenches. Most of the site was subsequently stripped of topsoil and the features plotted.,,2004-04-22T00:00:00,2004-05-11T00:00:00 50171,97,EKE13915,,Partial Investigation,"Archaeological evaluation at Cliffs End Farm, Thanet, 2004","15 trenches were excavated in May 2004. At least 5 ditches and 1 pit were identified together with late bronze age/early iron age pottery, early medieval pottery, medieval pottery and Second World War concrete slabs from anti-aircraft gun emplacements.",,2004-05-01T00:00:00,2004-05-31T00:00:00 50171,98,EKE9955,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Cliffs End Farm, Ramsgate",Excavation following evaluation ahead of new housing. Evidence of Second World War activity on the site was also found but not included in the PXA.,,2004-07-05T00:00:00,2005-02-09T00:00:00 50172,99,EKE13127,,Partial Investigation,"Excavation at The Meads, Sittingbourne",Excavation following identification of significant archaeological features during a watching brief.,,2008-05-01T00:00:00,2008-05-31T00:00:00 50173,100,EKE13197,,Partial Investigation,"Strip, map and sample excavation, A2 Activity Park, Gravesend","Strip, map and sample excavation of the park site.",,2009-11-23T00:00:00,2010-03-12T00:00:00 50174,101,EKE13197,,Partial Investigation,"Strip, map and sample excavation, A2 Activity Park, Gravesend","Strip, map and sample excavation of the park site.",,2009-11-23T00:00:00,2010-03-12T00:00:00 50175,102,EKE10743,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Targetted watching brief at Beechbrook Wood,"Strip, map and sample excavation at Beechbrook Wood, part of the CTRL works.",,2000-10-13T00:00:00,2001-08-17T00:00:00 50176,103,EKE9285,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation at the Former East Hill House Dartford,"An excavation at East Hill House discovered evidence of prehistoric and Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age occupation of the site, Late Iron Age burial and approximately 100 Roman inhumation graves. Palaeoenvironmental analysis was carried out on bulk samples to provide a rapid indication of the prescence and relevance of charred plant remains.",,2006-11-01T00:00:00,2006-11-30T00:00:00 50178,104,EKE9835,"Strip, Map and Sample",Full Excavation (1950-),Strip and sample of areas B and C along the A2 Pepperhill to Cobham widening scheme.,Archaeological features spanning Late Bronze Age to Post Medieval period across area. Later Bronze age enclosure ditches and unaccompanied cremations. Early Iron Gae storage pits and 4 post structures appeared in clusters which included placed deposits.,,2007-01-01T00:00:00,2007-04-01T00:00:00 50179,105,EKE9894,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation of cremation cemetary and bloomery furnace at Jubilee Corner, Ulcombe","Excavation of a Late Iron Age cremation cemetary. Six cremation urns (and human remains) and an Iron Bloomery furnace were found near Jubilee Corner, Ulcombe.",,01/01/1997,31/12/1997 50180,106,EKE9903,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),A2 Pepperhill to Cobham Widening Scheme. Further Archaeological Works Report: Offline Route Chainage 6080 - 6400 (Site D),"Excavation undertaken in advance of the improvement to the A2 between Pepperhill and Cobham. Excavations were carried out at Site D and led to the discovery of a small rectangular Roman cemetery enclosure, including two Early Roman high status cremation burials and several lower status cremation burials and later inhumations. Excavations also revealed an Early Bronze Age Beaker pit, and some Iron age pits. Several large dene holes of late Medieval or post-Medieval date, and incendiary devices from a World War II bombing raid were also found within the area.",,2006-12-01T00:00:00,2007-05-30T00:00:00 50181,107,EKE13915,,Partial Investigation,"Archaeological evaluation at Cliffs End Farm, Thanet, 2004","15 trenches were excavated in May 2004. At least 5 ditches and 1 pit were identified together with late bronze age/early iron age pottery, early medieval pottery, medieval pottery and Second World War concrete slabs from anti-aircraft gun emplacements.",,2004-05-01T00:00:00,2004-05-31T00:00:00 50181,108,EKE9955,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Cliffs End Farm, Ramsgate",Excavation following evaluation ahead of new housing. Evidence of Second World War activity on the site was also found but not included in the PXA.,,2004-07-05T00:00:00,2005-02-09T00:00:00 50185,109,EKE10116,Salvage Record,Partial Investigation,Excavation at Cliffe,Recording during gas pipe laying in 1978. Finds were disturbed and more detailed work led to the recovery of two intact Bronze Age vessels,,1978-05-01T00:00:00,1978-09-30T00:00:00 50188,110,EKE10325,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Post-Excavation report of Areas 3 and 4, Brisley Farm, Ashford","Excavation of Areas 3 and 4, Brisley Farm, between 4 June 2001 to 15 February 2002.[Archaeological evaluation and excavation of land at Brisley Farm, Ashford from 12 January to 3 February 1999 (Area1 25 May to 25 June 1999, Area2B 16 August to 2 September, Area2A 26 January to 25 March 2000, Area3 and Area4 4 June 2001 to 15 February 2002) prior to housing development.]",,2001-06-04T00:00:00,2002-02-15T00:00:00 50189,111,EKE10832,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation north of Saltwood Tunnel,"Excavation north of Saltwood Tunnel. 2 barrow ditches, a Roman trackway, and an Anglo-Saxon cemetry found.",,1999-04-01T00:00:00,2001-01-01T00:00:00 50189,112,EKE5083,Part Excavation,Partial Investigation,Excavation north of Saltwood Tunnel,Excavation north of Saltwood Tunnel of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and settlement found during evaluation by Oxford Archaeological Unit in 1997 prior to CTRL works.,,1999-05-01T00:00:00,1999-08-31T00:00:00 50191,113,EKE10859,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Stone Farm Bridleway, Saltwood","Excavation north of Saltwood Tunnel, Saltwood. Original report not present, but referred to in later analysis of all excavations at Saltwood Tunnel.",,1999-08-01T00:00:00,2000-08-31T00:00:00 50192,114,EKE11474,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation at the St. Stephen's College Site, North Foreland, Broadstairs","An evaluation by means of 11 trenches totalling 185m in length. Post holes, pits, a possible palisade trench and a grave were found.",,1999-02-16T00:00:00,1999-02-18T00:00:00 50192,115,EKE12687,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at St. Stephen's College site, North Foreland, Broadstairs",A joint excavation by Canterbury Archaeological Trust and the Trust for Thanet Archaeology following an evaluation and an initial strip and map phase. The final phase of excavation work was carried out by the Trust for Thanet Archaeology alone.,,1999-06-25T00:00:00,1999-11-30T00:00:00 50192,116,EKE12688,,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation of the southern part of the St. Stephen's College site, North Foreland, Broadstairs",Evaluation by means of seven trenches.,,2001-04-01T00:00:00,2001-04-30T00:00:00 50192,117,EKE12689,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Foreland Heights, North Foreland, Broadstairs",Excavation of the southern part of the former St. Stephen's College site following evaluation.,,2003-05-01T00:00:00,2003-09-30T00:00:00 50193,118,EKE9087,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation at Ellington School, Pysons Road, Ramsgate","Thirty-one trenches were dug on the site of the proposed Ellington Girl's School. Twenty were found to contain archaeological features. These features included pits, post-holes ditches and a single cremation burial. There seem to have been two areas of activity or settlement. The majority of the features date to the Late Bronze Age-Early Iron Age although flint artefacts dating to the later Neolithic were also found.",,2005-02-08T00:00:00,2005-03-18T00:00:00 50194,119,EKE12103,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,"Watching brief, Area B, Neats Court, Queenborough","Monitoring of topsoil stripping in Area B. This is referred to as a strip, map and sample exercise but the exact extent of this work or its findings are not clear. Area C was identified during this work and some investigation carried out. Deeper intrusions within Area B were also monitored with features being sampled [the plotted extent is for these].",,2009-03-09T00:00:00,2009-03-10T00:00:00 50194,120,EKE12104,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation, Area C, Neats Court, Queenborough","Found during the watching brief [called a strip, map and sample excavation] of Area B, Area C was located over a Bronze Age mound. The extent of the area opened varies bewteen plans.",,2009-07-08T00:00:00,2009-09-12T00:00:00 50196,121,EKE12150,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,Evaluation on the Ashford Road to Canterbury Road water main,Evaluation by means of 36 trenches totalling 730m in length.,,2007-09-03T00:00:00,2007-09-14T00:00:00 50199,122,EWX9125,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation at Northumberland Bottom Gravesend,Excavation work along Area 330 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. A number of archaeological features were recovered.,,1998-07-01T00:00:00,1998-09-30T00:00:00 50200,123,EKE9058,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,Package 330 Targeted Watching Brief,Targeted watching brief on areas of likely archaeology for works connected with the construction of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL). A range of archaeological features and sites were found dating between the Palaeolithic and post-medieval periods.,,1998-12-01T00:00:00,2000-05-31T00:00:00 50201,124,EWX9125,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation at Northumberland Bottom Gravesend,Excavation work along Area 330 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. A number of archaeological features were recovered.,,1998-07-01T00:00:00,1998-09-30T00:00:00 50202,125,EWX9125,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation at Northumberland Bottom Gravesend,Excavation work along Area 330 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. A number of archaeological features were recovered.,,1998-07-01T00:00:00,1998-09-30T00:00:00 50203,126,EKE12280,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation at 75 The Street, Hawkinge",Evaluation by means of four trenches.,,2006-01-01T00:00:00,2006-01-31T00:00:00 50203,127,EKE12281,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at 75 The Street, Hawkinge",Excavation following evaluation.,,2006-01-01T00:00:00,2006-12-31T00:00:00 50208,128,EKE12687,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at St. Stephen's College site, North Foreland, Broadstairs",A joint excavation by Canterbury Archaeological Trust and the Trust for Thanet Archaeology following an evaluation and an initial strip and map phase. The final phase of excavation work was carried out by the Trust for Thanet Archaeology alone.,,01/06/1999,30/11/1999 50209,129,EKE12692,,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation of land fronting Tothill Street, Mount Pleasant",Evaluation by means of 14 trenches.,,2010-03-15T00:00:00,2010-03-30T00:00:00 50213,130,EKE12791,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, St Peter's Road, Margate",Excavation following evaulation.,,2005-05-23T00:00:00,2005-06-17T00:00:00 50213,131,EKE8845,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation of land at Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Hospital, St Peter's Road, Margate",An evaluation revealed a probable early Bronze Age burial and a number of other possible prehistoric features.,,2005-03-14T00:00:00,2005-03-18T00:00:00 50214,132,EKE12806,,Partial Investigation,Watching brief on the pipeline route from Kemsing water treatment works to Oak Bank reservoir,Monitoring of the topsoil strip along the pipeline route.,,2010-09-16T00:00:00,2010-10-27T00:00:00 50214,133,EKE12807,,Partial Investigation,Excavation on the pipeline route from Kemsing water treatment works to Oak Bank reservoir,Excavation of cremation burials found during a watching brief on the pipeline route.,,2010-10-20T00:00:00,2010-10-27T00:00:00 50215,134,EKE12806,,Partial Investigation,Watching brief on the pipeline route from Kemsing water treatment works to Oak Bank reservoir,Monitoring of the topsoil strip along the pipeline route.,,16/09/2007,27/10/2007 50215,135,EKE12807,,Partial Investigation,Excavation on the pipeline route from Kemsing water treatment works to Oak Bank reservoir,Excavation of cremation burials found during a watching brief on the pipeline route.,,2010-10-20T00:00:00,2010-10-27T00:00:00 50216,136,EKE13407,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011,"Series of excavations along the East Kent Access route comprising fieldwalking, test-pitting and metal detecting followed by evaluation trenching and large-scale excavation in 29 zones. This event record concerns only the excavation.",,01/11/2009,31/05/2011 50217,137,EKE13407,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011,"Series of excavations along the East Kent Access route comprising fieldwalking, test-pitting and metal detecting followed by evaluation trenching and large-scale excavation in 29 zones. This event record concerns only the excavation.",,2009-11-01T00:00:00,2011-05-31T00:00:00 50219,138,EKE13407,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011,"Series of excavations along the East Kent Access route comprising fieldwalking, test-pitting and metal detecting followed by evaluation trenching and large-scale excavation in 29 zones. This event record concerns only the excavation.",,2009-11-01T00:00:00,2011-05-31T00:00:00 50220,139,EKE13407,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011,"Series of excavations along the East Kent Access route comprising fieldwalking, test-pitting and metal detecting followed by evaluation trenching and large-scale excavation in 29 zones. This event record concerns only the excavation.",,2009-11-01T00:00:00,2011-05-31T00:00:00 50221,140,EKE13407,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011,"Series of excavations along the East Kent Access route comprising fieldwalking, test-pitting and metal detecting followed by evaluation trenching and large-scale excavation in 29 zones. This event record concerns only the excavation.",,2009-11-01T00:00:00,2011-05-31T00:00:00 50222,141,EKE13407,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011,"Series of excavations along the East Kent Access route comprising fieldwalking, test-pitting and metal detecting followed by evaluation trenching and large-scale excavation in 29 zones. This event record concerns only the excavation.",,2009-11-01T00:00:00,2011-05-31T00:00:00 50224,142,EKE13794,,Partial Investigation,Rear of 4-5 Whitehall Close,Three 'Belgic' cremations were observed to the rear of 1-4 Whitehall Close in 1954 by Frank Jenkins. This is thought to relate to the building of two blocks of maisonnettes in the vicinity in December of that year.,,01/01/1954,31/12/1954 50225,143,EKE13509,,Full Excavation (1950-),1-6 and 10-11 Marlowe Arcade,"Between July and October 1982 The Canterbury Archaeological Trust excavated upon the site of the current 1-6 and 10-11 Marlowe Arcade prior to redevelopment of the area. The sitecode was MT82. The earliest features dated to the pre- and early Roman period and were two structures, B3 and B4. A hearth was also found (1277). 16 pits and two gullies were also found within area MT. A cremation was also excavated and consisted of cremated bones within a pedestal urn which had been set upright in a small hole. During the Roman period further structures were erected on the site, R31 consisted of post and stake holes. At the north-west end of the site a row of post-holes, interpreted as fence posts. Later structures were more substantial, buildings R32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38 and 40 were all part of a major building programme which saw a planned alignment of streets and structures. At the end of the Roman period a deposit of 'dark earth' built up over the area. Signs of occupation were represented by structures S30-2, which cut the latest Roman street metallings and the dark earth deposit. A gap in occupation then seems to have occurred with little evidence other than pits being found until into the Norman period. During this time the Roman structures were substantially robbed for stone. In 13th century structure L13 was constructed on the site. A number of clay floors and ovens were excavated within the building.. 81 pits dating to this time were also excavated upon MT, most predated the structure. Slightly later, in 15th century, structureL14 was built. Later activity had truncated the building and no floor levels survived. It is thought to have been a latrine or possible have had some industrial use as it was associated with a pit and chute. A number of pits and some clay quarries were also dug at this time within area MT, as was a well. Post Medieval features included some masonry walls a group of shallow post-holes and a scatter of pits and some cellars. The earlier well was still and use and modified with a lead draw pipe. The Marlowe Theatre was built on the site in the middle of 19th century and was finally closed in 1982.",,1982-01-01T00:00:00,1982-12-31T00:00:00 50226,144,EKE13883,,Full Excavation (1950-),St John's Lane,"In 1948-50 Frank Jenkins and John Boyle excavated a site on the north west side of St John's Lane. A site code was subsequently alloted, SJL51 and the RCHME reference is 639738.A crouched burial of Iron Age or later pre-Roman Iron Age Date was discovered in a small trench in this carpark. The skeleton, that of an adult female of c. 21 year was found wearing an iron bangle.",,1951-01-01T00:00:00,1951-12-31T00:00:00 50228,145,EKE13404,,Partial Investigation,"Watching brief carried out during the Folkestone Transfer Pipeline, 1998",Inspection of the works was carried out on between February and May 1998. The area cleared of top-soil for the pipe easement was examined in detail from the tunnel mouth at the top of Dover Hill (Creteway Down) to a point 300m south-west of Cauldham Lane. A second top-soiled area extending 200m west of Winehouse Lane was also examined.,,1998-02-02T00:00:00,1998-05-13T00:00:00 50230,146,EKE14749,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations at Thanet Earth 2007-2008: Assessment Report Volume 1 and 2,"Evaluation of land at Thanet Earth over an area of 90 hectares. Half was topsoil stripped, mapped and sample excavated prior to construction. About 1500 feature groups were eventually identified and included nine barrows, 63 structures,75 sunken_featured structures, about 70 enclosures and 33 trackways and a considerable number of burials. Apart from a large flint assemblage which includes some earlier material, finds and features of Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Anglo_Saxon, Medieval and post_Medieval/modern date were excavated and recorded.",,01/01/2007,31/12/2008 50230,147,EKE14773,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations at Thanet Earth 2007_2008: Stratigraphic Report Volume 1 (DRAFT),Stratigraphic report of the excavations which took place at Thanet Earth,,2011-02-01T00:00:00,2011-02-28T00:00:00 50231,148,EKE14749,,Partial Investigation,Excavations at Thanet Earth 2007-2008: Assessment Report Volume 1 and 2,"Evaluation of land at Thanet Earth over an area of 90 hectares. Half was topsoil stripped, mapped and sample excavated prior to construction. About 1500 feature groups were eventually identified and included nine barrows, 63 structures,75 sunken_featured structures, about 70 enclosures and 33 trackways and a considerable number of burials. Apart from a large flint assemblage which includes some earlier material, finds and features of Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Anglo_Saxon, Medieval and post_Medieval/modern date were excavated and recorded.",,2007-01-01T00:00:00,2008-12-31T00:00:00 50231,149,EKE14773,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations at Thanet Earth 2007_2008: Stratigraphic Report Volume 1 (DRAFT),Stratigraphic report of the excavations which took place at Thanet Earth,,2011-02-01T00:00:00,2011-02-28T00:00:00 50233,150,EKE14808,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavations at Lyminge, 2014, Lyminge Archaeological Project","2014 excavation season in Lyminge as part of the Lyminge Archaeological Project, an ongoing series of excavations in Lymninge, Kent.",,2014-01-01T00:00:00,2014-12-31T00:00:00 50235,151,EKE15015,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Post-excavation assessment and updated project design report. Charing Quarry, Hook Lane, Charing, Kent","During February and March 2014 an archaeological excavation was conducted at Charing Quarry, Kent (Area 4a). Given the results of the previous archaeological work KCC stipulated that Area 4a should be stripped of topsoil and overburden to allow identification, excavation and recording of archaeological features prior to the commencement of the extraction of the underlying sand. The site was mechanically stripped under supervision by an archaeologist. All archaeological features, deposits and structures were recorded, excavated, and recorded again. A comprehensive soil sampling programme for environmental analysis was undertaken. The earliest material encountered was a possible Mesolithic flintwork assemblage, recovered from later deposits. Two Neolithic pits containing pottery and flintwork assemblages were the earliest datable features. A small early Bronze Age cremation cemetery is the next dateable evidence on the site, one urned and one unurned cremation with associated pits containing pyre debris were found. Medieval land division was also recorded, as a continuation of a medieval field system in an adjacent area of the quarry. Additionally a medieval Jeton was recovered from the topsoil. A number of post-medieval features were also uncovered including pits, post-holes and irregular ditches. Analysis of the stratigraphic, finds and environmental material was conducted post-excavation.",,2014-02-01T00:00:00,2014-03-31T00:00:00 40000,152,EHU496,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),EXCAVATION ON LONG BARROW (GREENWELL CCXXVI),"Excavation undertaken on a long barrow in Market Weighton parish by Professor Rolleston in 1866. The work identified twenty-six burials, both complete and incomplete, with some apparently originally deposited elsewhere. Animal bones, burnt chalk, charcoal and pottery sherds were also recovered.",,1866-09-23T00:00:00,1866-09-29T00:00:00 40012,153,EHU476,Watching Brief,,"WB AT POCKLINGTON AFC, 1997","A watching brief was undertaken at the Balk in 1997. On the initial visit it was found that the equipment store footings had been completed and on a further visit the excavation of the clubhouse foundation trenches were near complete. Ditches and other features were identified, however none provided any dating evidence. The area of the car park was observed after the topsoil strip and further sevice trenches observed where possible, however by the time of the visits, some had already been partially backfilled.",,1997-07-29T00:00:00,1997-08-20T00:00:00 40012,154,EHU792,Watching Brief,,"WB AT BALK FIELD, 2001","A watching brief was undertaken during the groundworks for a housing development. The site lies adjacent to a cropmark complex comprising enclosures, ring ditches and possible Iron Age Square Barrows. The site was visited over a twelve day period to monitor the topsoil stripping and sample excavate any exposed features. Area B2 measured 67m by 120m and the area was stripped to a depth of 0.70m. Area C measured 56m by 80m and was stripped to a depth of 0.50m. Four linear ditches of late Iron Age or Romano-British date were identified overlain by medieval ridge and furrow. Evidence for ironworking was also revealed.",,2000-10-01T00:00:00,2000-10-31T00:00:00 40012,155,EHU794,Geophysical Survey,N/a,"GEO AT POCKLINGTON, 1995","A geophysical survey was undertaken on land south of Pocklington, known as The Balk. The area was surveyed in advance of being laid out for playing fields, which would inhibit future assessment of the archaeological potential of the site. The site lies directly over an area of dense cropmarks, indicating a settlement of Iron Age or Romano-British date. The survey included both magnetic and resistivity survey. Both surveys revealed clear confirmation of the cropmark features and the resistance survey also showed a number of small low resistance anomalies believed to be pit type features. There is no evidence for burials or industrial activity.",,1995-04-18T00:00:00,1995-04-18T00:00:00 40035,156,EHU1634,Evaluation,,"DBA, H.M.P EVERTHORPE HOUSEBLOCK, NORTH CAVE","A desk based assessment was undertaken in advance of a proposed works at H.M.P Everthorpe. Information was gathered from the Humber Sites and Monuments Record, National Monument Record, East Riding Archives and Local Studies Library, published and unpublished historical and archaeological studies, as well as cartographic sources. A site visit was also undertaken. A number of sites all of which had already been identified on the SMR, were listed in the desk based assessment. It was recommended that a further archaeological work takes place during any groundworks in case any previously unrecorded archaeological sites were identified.",,2004-07-01T00:00:00,2004-07-31T00:00:00 40060,157,EHU2039,Watching Brief,,"WB ON THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW WATER MAIN GARROWBY STREET, FRIDAYTHORPE","An archaeological watching brief and an archaeological appraisal was undertaken in advance and alongside the groundwork s for a new water main along Garrowby Street, Fridaythorpe. An archaeological appraisal was undertaken in advance of the groundwork s to assess the impact of the installation of the new water main on known and unknown archaeological and heritage assets. A visit was made to the Humber Sites and Monument Record to record all of the Heritage assets within the vicinity of the pipeline. These Heritage Assets were mainly Bronze Age Round Barrows along with linear boundaries and a series of Scheduled Monuments. A series of visits were made to monitor the pipeline route which ran for 1.3km along Garrowby Street. A trench was excavated within the road verge using a small 360 excavated within a toothless bucket. Within Stone Dale lay-by. Two pits 1m by 2m and between 1.2m 1.4m deep were excavated either side of the road. Topsoil then solid chalk bedrock at 0.30m deep was identified. The trench ran in a westerly direction for 230m and 1.10m deep. The trench then cut across the A166 for 8m, no Roman or Medieval road surfaces were identified, possibly dues to the 20th century road construction which may have removed earlier road surfaces. Topsoil was identified within the trench to an approximate depth of 0.30m then solid chalk bedrock. An undated ditch (possibly MHU8441)was identified, which was cut into the bedrock and extended beyond the depth of the trench which was 1.10m deep. The ditch cut was identified for approximately 300m. 560m of the trench and two pits for directional drilling for a 100m section of pipeline was excavated within an earlier PVC main which had redeposited modern deposits up to a depth of 1.10m. Along this section of the pipeline the instability of the soil meant that the trench had to be widened to 2m in sections. No evidence of Round Barrow (MHU3834) was identified due to previous ground disturbance. No other archaeological features or artefacts were identified.",,2012-11-26T00:00:00,2012-12-18T00:00:00 40116,158,EHU393,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"BARROW, DRIFFIELD BECK",Directed by; (J DENT),,1987-01-01T00:00:00,1987-12-12T00:00:00 40173,159,EHU184,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"COBDALE FARM, WARTER (WB)",Directed by; D ATKINSON,,1992-01-01T00:00:00,1992-12-12T00:00:00 40196,160,EHU29,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),GARTON SLACK,Excavations in advance of quarrying between 1965 and the early 1980s. These were directed initially by TCM Brewster and subsequently by JS Dent.,,01/01/1965,31/12/1981 40197,161,EHU1764,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),EXCAVATION AT GARTON STATION IN 1985,"An excavation was carried out at Garton Station under the supervision of I.M.Stead, this followed the identification of the barrow cemetery on aerial photographs and a geophysical survey in 1984. The excavated area covered 3,800 sq metres and began with the stripping of the topsoil, followed by targeted excavation of forty-five graves and associated ditches. The excavation yielded burials dating from the Iron Age and Anglo-Saxon periods, along with a large quantity of grave goods and a chariot burial.",,1985-09-01T00:00:00,1985-09-30T00:00:00 40215,162,EHU1917,,Full Excavation (1950-),GEO AND EXCAVATION AT KIRKBURN,"Following on from the Garton Station excavations John Dent along side the British Museum commissioned the excavation of a possible cart burial to the south of the Garton Station excavations. Prior to the excavation a fluxgate gradiometer survey in fields to the west and south of the Garton Station excavations was carried out in order to locate another possible cart burial. In 1980 John Dent had already taken aerial photographs of the area around Garton Station and Kirkburn, round and square barrows along with other cropmarks were visible on the aerial photographs. A large enclosure was identified through aerial photographs and geophysics so excavations were concentrated around this feature. In September 1987 two open area excavations (Site 1, 1900sqm and Site 2 2,2250sqm) were opened. The stripping of Site 1 uncovered a series of square and round barrows. A cart burial with a later Anglian Burial were identified along with two smaller round barrows, an undated quarry, linear ditches and medieval furrows . The stripping of Site 2 uncovered a larger oval enclosure, linear ditches, a Bronze Age crouched inhumation, an Iron Age square enclosure, round barrow and early Roman horse burials. Neolithic to Roman pottery was identified along with other artefacts. As well as the two open area excavations four other square barrows were trail trenched in 1987 and two graves were identified.",,1987-09-01T00:00:00,1987-09-30T00:00:00 40304,163,EHU366,Excavation,Partial Investigation,"STATION FARM, WETWANG","Beaker burial excavated under rescue conditions following a call from the quarry manager in 1994: A quarryman from Clifford Watts rang the Unit at 3.00pm to report discovery of skeleton and accompanying ""decorated black pot about 6 inches high"". The burial had been largely destroyed by the machine; pot had been slightly damaged by their investigations.Directed by; K STEEDMAN",,1994-01-01T00:00:00,1994-12-12T00:00:00 20003,164,EDO422,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,,,1876-01-01T00:00:00,1876-12-31T00:00:00 20005,165,EDO102,,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Excavation of a large, damaged bowl barrow by Dorset Institute of Higher Education in the summers of 1982 and 1983.",,01/07/1982,31/07/1983 20006,166,EDO430,,Full Excavation (1950-),,Excavated by George Rybot 1963-66,,1965-01-01T00:00:00,1965-12-31T00:00:00 20007,167,EDO432,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Probably opened by Cox ,,1874-01-01T00:00:00,1874-12-31T00:00:00 20008,168,EDO433,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavation in 1912 by Mr J E Batchelor and Mr E A Rawlence. ,,1912-01-01T00:00:00,1912-12-31T00:00:00 20009,169,EDO426,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,cunnington,,1884-01-01T00:00:00,1884-12-31T00:00:00 20010,170,EDO94,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,In 1922 this barrow was excavated by Prideaux,,1922-01-01T00:00:00,1922-12-31T00:00:00 20011,171,EDO93,,Full Excavation (1950-),,A bell barrow excavated by the Ministry of Works in 1963. ,,1963-01-01T00:00:00,1963-12-31T00:00:00 20016,172,EDO410,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Opened by Edward Cunnington in 1888,,1888-01-01T00:00:00,1888-12-31T00:00:00 20017,173,EDO402,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Quarry Lodden, Bincombe","In 1971during construction of the trench for a gas pipeline passing east of Dorchester to the eastern end of Came Wood and then south-eastwards across the South Dorset Ridgeway along the spur to the west of Coombe Valley, Eric Flatters noticed an unusual depth of black soil east of Quarry Lodden. He also saw several pits and a number of crouched burials, one with a bowl of the so-called war cemetery type seen at Maiden Castle. Subsequently small excavation was carried out at the point where observations of the trench suggested that occupation was most dense.Two trenches 3m long and 1.5m wide were excavated parallel to the pipeline trench and about 5m from it on either side. In due course the northern trench was abandoned, and the southern one extended to a 3m by 3m square.",,1971-01-01T00:00:00,1971-12-31T00:00:00 20019,174,EDO409,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by Cunnington ,,1880-01-01T00:00:00,1880-12-31T00:00:00 20021,175,EDO435,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by Cunnington ,,1881-01-01T00:00:00,1881-12-31T00:00:00 20023,176,EDO455,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,opened in 1879 by antiquarian Edward Cunnington,,1879-01-01T00:00:00,1879-12-31T00:00:00 20024,177,EDO456,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Opened by Cunnington in 1879,,1879-01-01T00:00:00,1879-12-31T00:00:00 20025,178,EDO1085,,Casual Observation,,Found when digging a drainage ditch at No 22 Conway Drive ,,1965-01-01T00:00:00,1965-12-31T00:00:00 20032,179,EWX713,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Near New Barn,"Bowl Barrow of presumed Bronze Age origin, though excavation circa 1877 recovered items of more than one date. Excavated by G H Penny.",,1877-01-01T00:00:00,1877-12-31T00:00:00 20035,180,EWX408,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Wardstone Barrow,Some of the finds were destroyed by fire in 1928.,,1867-01-01T00:00:00,1867-12-31T00:00:00 20042,181,EDO4476,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Laurence Barrow, Bridport Road, Dorchester","The barrow was removed in 1885 when it was 35ft diameter, 11 ft high. It is not clear whether Cunnington conducted some kind of watching brief at the time, or an excavation in advance of levelling, but he removed a bronze dagger, a bronze knife dagger and a fragment of stone axe from a position 8ft down from the surface and 2 ft from the south side. Both daggers were surrounded by cremation deposits [1].The barrow had previously been opened in c. 1835 when a collared urn was found containing a cremation.",,1885-01-01T00:00:00,1885-12-31T00:00:00 20043,182,EDO25,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Antiquarian Excavation,"Excavated in 1937 by Messers. Oliver, Selby and Kirk, before removal for road.",,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20044,183,EDO26,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"Excavated in 1938, before removed to widen road",,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20045,184,EDO42,,Full Excavation (1950-),,Excavation in 1971,,1971-01-01T00:00:00,1971-12-31T00:00:00 20046,185,EDO35,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation of two mounds on Askerswell Down,"John Wacher excavated two mounds indentified as doubtful round barrows and thought more likely to be spoil heaps. They were indeed spoil heaps, overlying the ditch of a levelled round barrow.",,1956-01-01T00:00:00,1956-12-31T00:00:00 20047,186,EDO38,,Partial Investigation,,Partial excavation in 1974,,1974-01-01T00:00:00,1974-12-31T00:00:00 20049,187,EDO388,,Partial Investigation,A37 Road Improvements; monitoring during construction,Archaeological monitoring was carried out at four locations north of Eveshot following the initial evaluation.,,1992-01-01T00:00:00,1992-12-31T00:00:00 20049,188,EDO5592,,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation of Land North of Evershot, In Advance of A37 Road Improvements.","AC Archaeology had been commissioned to carry out an archaeological assessment of two areas adjacent to the A37, in advance of widening and improvements of the same road. Area 1 consisted of an area of 6750m_ in an area of no other archaeological sites or finds. Area 2 comprises of an area of 625m_.In Area 1, the assessment consisted of six mechanically excavated trenches using a wheeled JCB with a toothless 1.5m bucket. The trenches had a total length of 245m, and each was 1.5m wide. One archaeological feature was detected in this area, a circular pit. This contained a flint flake, sherds of possible Bronze Age pottery and a possible Middle Bronze Age Urn. Also in the pit were burnt bone and burnt flint. A small quantity of finds was also recovered from the spoil heaps, in the for of post-Medieval pottery fragments, and a single retouched flake was recovered from topsoil in trench 4.In area 2, a single trench was excavated, with a shallow topsoil of 250mm average depth. No archaeological finds or features were identified from this trench.The total area observed in Areas 1 and 2 were approximately 4% and 18% of the development area respectively.(No exact date given for groundworks).",,01/10/1992,31/10/1992 20053,189,EDO664,,Full Excavation (1950-),," A salvage excavation uncovered a burial cist 0.6 m dia. And cut 0.4 m into chalk. The urn was broken and mixed with a charcoal layer which lay above a layer of cremated bone mixed with sand but without charcoal. Below the cremation, the walls of the cist were lined with a thin layer of charcoal. Finds in Dorset County Museum.",,1985-01-01T00:00:00,1985-12-31T00:00:00 20057,190,EDO472,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by Edward Cunnington in 1882 but note hed did not excavated all the way to the base of this barrow ,,1882-01-01T00:00:00,1882-12-31T00:00:00 20058,191,EDO482,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by E. Cunnington in 1883,,1883-01-01T00:00:00,1883-12-31T00:00:00 20063,192,EDO290,,Partial Investigation,,"Excavation on behalf of the Ministry of Works was planned and carried out by E Proudfoot, with the assistance of two workmen and some volunteers, during July and August 1959. Only partial investigation through centre of mound and longitudinal trenches across it ",,01/07/1959,31/08/1959 20065,193,EDO51,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Bronze Age Cremation Cemetery, Pokesdown","In the autumn of 1926 an urnfield was discovered on the site of the war-time allotment gardens on the southern edge of Littledown Common. On 1 November excavations were begun, the procedure being to clear away the whole of the top soil and then gravel down to the undisturbed sand. Work did not cease until 28 March, by which time the urnfield had been exhausted and the ground cleared for at least 30 ft beyond its limits. 45 burials were unearthed, for the most part they were irregularly placed and conformed to no formal lay-out or plan. Of the burials, 26 were by cremation only, and 18 by cremation in urns. In 2 instances the urns were associated with food vessels. Two sunken roads were discovered evidently earlier in date than the urn-field. No objects were found associated with any of the burials, but in the top soil there were flint implements, including transverse, leaf-shaped, and barbed and tanged arrow heads, and a solitary ochreous palaeolithic flake. To the west of the urnfield a bronze lead-shaped spear-head was unearthed, while farther again to the west was a built up hearth. Classified Late Bronze Age. Many urns in the British Museum. (1)",,1926-11-01T00:00:00,1927-03-28T00:00:00 20066,194,EDO842,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Excavation of oval barrow, Haddon Hill, Bournemouth",,,1928-01-01T00:00:00,1928-12-31T00:00:00 20070,195,EDO5537,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),The opening of a bowl barrow at Portesham in 1895,The opening of a bowl barrow at Portesham in 1895 by E Cunnington,,1895-08-09T00:00:00,1895-08-10T00:00:00 20075,196,EDO16,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Investigated in 1908,,01/01/1908,12/12/1908 20076,197,EDO17,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation of three barrows at Puncknowle,Excavation of barrow disturbed in the medieval period by Greenfield in 1959.,,1959-01-01T00:00:00,1959-12-31T00:00:00 20078,198,EDO18,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation of three barrows at Puncknowle,Excavation by Greenfield in 1959.,,1959-01-01T00:00:00,1959-12-31T00:00:00 20080,199,EDO1320,,Casual Observation,"West Bay, Bridport",Finds retrieved following a cliff fall in 1934.,,1934-01-01T00:00:00,1934-12-31T00:00:00 20090,200,EDO477,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by H. St George Gray in 1903,,1902-01-01T00:00:00,1902-12-31T00:00:00 20092,201,EDO478,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by H. St George Gray in 1903,,1902-01-01T00:00:00,1902-12-31T00:00:00 20092,202,EWX1839,,Partial Investigation,"Eweleaze Barn Dairy, Winterborne St Martin",Evaluation of the site of a proposed agricultural dwelling house.,,1997-08-01T00:00:00,1997-08-31T00:00:00 20096,203,EDO55,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by H.G. Wakefield in the late summer of 1947 and continued in summer 1948,,01/07/1947,12/12/1948 20100,204,EDO530,,Partial Investigation,"Stour Park, Blandford St Mary; Archaeological Evaluation","AC Archaeology conducted an archaeological evaluation on land at Stour Park, Blandford St Mary in advance of the construction of a retail park during late May and early June 1993.'The evaluation comprised the machine excavation of 15 trenches. The trenches revealed that much of the south-eastern area of the site had been damaged by activity connected with the construction of the Blandford Bypass, which formed the eastern boundary of the site. A single ditch of probable medieval date did however survive between and below the deeper areas of disturbance. The northern and south-eastern areas of the site were however, undisturbed and trenches revealed a number of features of medieval date. These included a hollow way, with probable rectilinear enclosures adjacent to it; a number of postholes suggesting structures; and a cobbled trackway with adjacent ditches and pits. The pottery from the excavated features had a date range of 12th 15th century. Worked flint was recovered from a number of layers but no features earlier than the medieval period were found.' [1]",,1993-05-01T00:00:00,1993-06-30T00:00:00 20100,205,EDO532,,Partial Investigation,"Stour Park, Blandford St Mary; Archaeological Evaluation (Stage 2)","AC Archaeology conducted the second stage of an evaluation on the western part of the proposed development site at Stour Park, Blandford St Mary during July and August 1993. Five trenches were excavated, all of which lay across the line of earlier Stage 1 evaluation trenches and were given the same numbers (10-14).The work '...revealed further the extent of a medieval settlement. This demonstrated a high level of survival of the archaeological deposits, with evidence of structures along roads or trackways. Pottery suggested a potentially late Saxon date for the origins of the settlement. In the lower, northern part of the site, on the edge of the river flood plain, evidence of late Bronze Age activity was revealed, being a probable ring ditch and at least one cremation burial.' [1]",,1993-07-26T00:00:00,1993-08-04T00:00:00 20100,206,EDO541,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Stour Park, Blandford St Mary, Dorset. Post-Excavation Assessment","'Wessex Archaeology was commissioned by Lord Cultural Resources Planning & Management on behalf of Hall & Woodhouse Brewery to carry out a programme of archaeological work at Stour Park, Blandford St Mary, Blandford Forum, Dorset (NGR 38875 10568). The programme involved the archaeological excavation of the footprint of a proposed Homebase store and evaluation trenches (in lieu of a watching brief) on the route of a sewer diversion. The standing Victorian School was subject to a programme of recording prior to, and during demolition. Previous work to the north-east of the Site, by AC Archaeology, identified Medieval and Saxon features, some of which were found within the Site confines. The programme of archaeological work carried out by Wessex Archaeology recovered a range of rolled and broken Bronze Age struck flint, located two Medieval ditches and recorded fragmentary elements of a 19th-century farm. The School overlay a slightly earlier building which may have originally had an agricultural use. It is not proposed to publish the results further- other than a note in the county archaeological journal, to lodge this report with the SMR and deposit the archive with the County Museum Service.' [1]",,2004-01-01T00:00:00,2004-01-31T00:00:00 20101,207,EDO1182,,Partial Investigation,Sturminster Marshall to Blandford St Mary Main,An archaeological watching brief was undertaken during construction of the Ansty to Stoke Wake water main (1.74km) by Wessex Water in March 1991. Overall a low level of archaeological deposits was recorded. The main areas of interest comprised two localised dense scatters of pottery (dated 12th/13th century and 15th century) which were revealed after topsoil stripping. There was no evidence that these scatters were directly associated with in site subsoil features but they are indicative of former areas of occupation/settlement.,,1991-01-01T00:00:00,1991-12-31T00:00:00 20105,208,EDO62,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,excavated by Maj. C. Ashburnham,,1916-01-01T00:00:00,1916-12-31T00:00:00 20115,209,EDO47,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by the Piggotts in the summer of 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20116,210,EDO46,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by the Piggotts in the summer of 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20117,211,EDO45,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by the Piggotts in the summer of 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20118,212,EDO73,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by the Piggotts in the summer of 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20119,213,EDO75,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by the Piggotts in the summer of 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20120,214,EDO54,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by the Piggotts in the summer of 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20121,215,EDO83,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Partially excavated by Stuart Piggott in 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20122,216,EDO621,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Partially excavated by the Piggotts in the summer of 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20131,217,EDO288,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavations in 1933,,1933-01-01T00:00:00,1933-12-31T00:00:00 20133,218,EDO68,,Full Excavation (1950-),,,,1975-01-01T00:00:00,1975-12-31T00:00:00 20134,219,EDO283,,Full Excavation (1950-),,Excavation by Martin Green and Lewis in 1980-2.,,1981-01-01T00:00:00,1981-12-31T00:00:00 20135,220,EDO66,,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Full excavation by Dr D A White of four of the barrows from this group of five (Grinsell's Barrows 36-8 and 40, White's Barrows B, C, E, F and G). See also EDOs 33, 52 and 84.",,1967-01-01T00:00:00,1967-12-31T00:00:00 20136,221,EDO33,,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Full excavation by Dr D A White of four of the barrows from this group of five (Grinsell's Barrows 36-8 and 40, White's Barrows B, C, E, F and G). See also EDOs 66, 52 and 84.",,1967-01-01T00:00:00,1967-12-31T00:00:00 20137,222,EDO84,,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Full excavation by Dr D A White of four of the barrows from this group of five (Grinsell's Barrows 36-8 and 40, White's Barrows B, C, E, F and G). See also EDOs 66, 52 and 33.",,1967-01-01T00:00:00,1967-12-31T00:00:00 20138,223,EDO52,,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Full excavation by Dr D A White of four of the barrows from this group of five (Grinsell's Barrows 36-8 and 40; White's Barrows B, C, E, F and G). See also EDOs 66, 84 and 33.",,1967-01-01T00:00:00,1967-12-31T00:00:00 20141,224,EDO15,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Partially excavated by the Piggotts in the summer of 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20142,225,EDO13,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by the Piggotts in the summer of 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20143,226,EDO65,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by the Piggotts in the summer of 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20144,227,EDO21,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Part excavated by the Piggotts in the summer of 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20145,228,EDO9,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Part excavated by the Piggotts in the summer of 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20146,229,EDO8,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by the Piggotts in the summer of 1938.,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20147,230,EDO6,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Launceston Down, Long Crichel",Excavation by the MoW/Charles Green in advance of deep ploughing.,,1960-01-01T00:00:00,1960-12-31T00:00:00 20147,231,EDO7,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Launceston Down, Long Crichel",Excavation by the MoW/Charles Green in advance of deep ploughing.,,1960-01-01T00:00:00,1960-12-31T00:00:00 20148,232,EDO1162,,Casual Observation,,"Finds recovered in advance of road construction near Old Lawn Farm Buildings, Pamphill.",,1948-01-01T00:00:00,1948-12-31T00:00:00 20151,233,EDO218,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by Pitt Rivers ,,1894-01-01T00:00:00,1894-12-31T00:00:00 20152,234,EDO34,,Full Excavation (1950-),,Excavation by D. White in 1969.,,1969-01-01T00:00:00,1969-12-31T00:00:00 20163,235,EDO5656,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),The Shapwick Barrow antiquarian investigation by the Reverend Woolls,"The Shapwick barrow was opened in 1838 by the Reverend Woollls who found a probably primary cremation in other burnt matter with 'a ruby-coloured barrek-shaped glass bead', presumably amber. Flints lay above, and seven more lay in a circle just beneath the surface. There were possibly some secondary intements (The Barrow Diggers (1839), 102-5). [1]Over eight days in April 1838. ",,1838-01-01T00:00:00,1838-12-12T00:00:00 20165,236,EDO251,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Stephen's Castle, Verwood; antiquarian excavation","Investigated by Wake Smart, who found a cremation under an inverted urn reported as having fingertip decoration and being of probable Late Bronze Age date.",,1828-01-01T00:00:00,1828-12-31T00:00:00 20166,237,EDO266,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavation by Lt-Col. C D Drew in 1935 in advance of destruction.,,1935-01-01T00:00:00,1935-12-31T00:00:00 20168,238,EDO524,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavation by William Cunnington.,,1800-01-01T00:00:00,1800-12-31T00:00:00 20183,239,EDO323,,Partial Investigation,,Initial investigations at this site by C. M. Piggott and A. Parke in 1940.,,1940-01-01T00:00:00,1940-12-31T00:00:00 20183,240,EDO635,,Full Excavation (1950-),,Excavated more fully by Aubrey Parke in 1950-1.,,01/01/1950,31/12/1951 20187,241,EDO1273,,Casual Observation,,Finds recovered during gravel extraction at Suckton Quarry between 1903 and 1908. Surviving urns were donated to Dorset and Somerset County Museums.,,01/01/1903,31/12/1908 20188,242,EDO1095,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,,,1882-01-01T00:00:00,1882-12-31T00:00:00 20188,243,EDO1272,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),SE Glacis of the Verne,"Excavation of two cist burials, one of which was associated with an IA mirror handle.",,1878-01-01T00:00:00,1878-12-31T00:00:00 20191,244,EDO108,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Excavation of bowl barrow, Nottington, Weymouth","A ditched bowl barrow excavated in 1938, according to unpublished notes in the Dorset County Museum. The excavation revealed a primary burial and two intrusive burials.",,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20191,245,EWX587,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Nottington Ditched Bowl,Directed by G E Kirk and K C C Selby,,1938-01-01T00:00:00,1938-12-31T00:00:00 20192,246,EDO112,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Rimbury Urnfield, Weymouth","An urnfield was discovered during clearance for arable. Subsequent excavations revealed nearly a hundred cremations, and several inhumations. The site is now covered by a reservoir.",,01/01/1825,31/12/1865 20195,247,EWX594,,Partial Investigation,"Lea Road, Wyke Regis","In 1975, during excavations for service trenches west of Lea Road, Wyke Regis, human bones and pottery were discovered by workmen. The disturbed remains of four skeletons were recovered. Work carried out by Dorset Institute of Higher Education",,1975-11-01T00:00:00,1975-11-30T00:00:00 20197,248,EWX645,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Barrow G34, Knighton Heath, Poole, excavation, 1971","""Barrow G34"", Knighton Heath, was totally excavated in advance of destruction of quarrying. The barrow was surrounded by a ditch with a causeway to the south. Primary features included 14 Deverel-Rimbury Globular and Bucket urns, many in excellent condition, a number of unaccompanied cremations, and scattered stake-holes and pits. Also primary was a setting of six upright hearthstone slabs. A total of 48 Deverel -Rimbury urns had been secondarily inserted into the barrow or in pits to the south of the barrow. Quantities of charcoal were found as well as flints, pot sherds and ground stone objects .C-14 date from the sandcore of the mound 1205 I 40 (BM-871-6).",,1971-01-01T00:00:00,1971-12-31T00:00:00 20198,249,EDO183,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Merley Heath: excavation of three barrows,"Three barrows on 'Merley Heath' were excavated by J. H. Austen in 1847: two contained unaccompanied cremations beneath a layer of flints; and one contained a primary cremation in an upright Middle or Late Bronze Age urn, and at least five intrusive inhumations on top of mound.",,1847-01-01T00:00:00,1847-12-31T00:00:00 20198,250,EWX1565,,Partial Investigation,"SEB 11KV Mains Replacement, Barrow Hill, Corfe Mullen, Poole","Wessex Archaeology carried out a watching brief during cable replacement work at Barrow Hill, Corfe Mullen, Dorset. The groundworks comprised the machine-excavation of pole-holes and stay-holes, one set of which were adjacent to the southernmost of two Bronze Age round barrows. The only archaeological deposits observed were in stay-hole 1b, which cut through the ditch around the barrow. No artefacts were recovered.",,1996-01-01T00:00:00,1996-12-31T00:00:00 20199,251,EDO1239,,Partial Investigation,"100 Willett Road, Poole","A Bronze Age urned cremation burial was found by contractors digging a new cess pit in the garden of 100 Willett Road, Poole in 1966.",,1966-09-01T00:00:00,1966-09-30T00:00:00 20200,252,EDO5671,,Casual Observation,"Hoare's Pit, Bear Wood, Poole","In 1950 an excavator-driver uncovered a large urn at a depth of 3 feet where the topsoil met the underlying gravel. The fragments were kept for some time but had been thrown away when Norman Field learnt of the discovery. The driver's description, however, indicated a vessel of about 15 to 18 inches high, over very thick ware, rusty red in colour and of very gritty paste. It seems there were irregular finger or thumb marks around the upper part of the sides, which had a broad convex profile. A deposit of some 2 inches of charred black and grey bone was found inside. It was evidently a late Bronze Age burial urn. (1)",,1950-01-01T00:00:00,1950-12-31T00:00:00 20201,253,EDO873,,Partial Investigation,"Moortown Aerodrome, Poole",Excavations as part of the Stour Valley Gravels (MSC) Project in 1985.,,1985-01-01T00:00:00,1985-12-31T00:00:00 20202,254,EDO890,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Knighton Farm Golf Course, Canford Magna, Poole",Full excavation by Wessex Archaeology in 1993-4.,,1993-01-01T00:00:00,1993-12-31T00:00:00 20203,255,EDO1035,,Casual Observation,,Found in garden of a house ,,1767-01-01T00:00:00,1767-12-31T00:00:00 20203,256,EWX376,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Kings Barrow,,,1767-01-01T00:00:00,1767-12-31T00:00:00 20207,257,EDO2,,N/a,,,,1970-01-01T00:00:00,1970-12-31T00:00:00 20211,258,EDO704,,Full Excavation (1950-),,,,1985-01-01T00:00:00,1985-12-31T00:00:00 20212,259,EDO699,,Full Excavation (1950-),,Iron Age/Roman settlement and shale-working activity excavated by P. Woodward in 1979.,,1979-01-01T00:00:00,1979-12-31T00:00:00 20212,260,EWX445,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Rope Lake Hole, Kimmeridge Bay, Corfe Castle; excavation 1979",NMR Microfilm Index PRN: 2159. Iron Age/Roman settlement excavated by P. Woodward in 1979.,,1979-01-01T00:00:00,1979-12-31T00:00:00 20212,261,EWX446,,Partial Investigation,"Rope Lake Hole, Corfe Castle; excavation 1974/1976",Trial Trenches dug by Weymouth college students in 1974 and 1976 on the cliff edge mid way between Kimmeridge Bay and Chapman's Pool to investigate Iron Age/Romano-British settlement site brought to light by badger activity.,,1974-04-01T00:00:00,1976-09-01T00:00:00 20213,262,EWX1210,,Full Excavation (1950-),Squirrels Cottage,"Site code: W254C/31572. Project funded by English China Clay International Ltd. Three stage project: preceded by evaluations in 1987, (654613) and in 1991, (657017).",,1991-01-01T00:00:00,1991-12-31T00:00:00 20213,263,EWX1211,,Partial Investigation,Squirrel Cottage,"Site code: W254A/31572. Project funded by English China Clay International Ltd. Three stage project: followed by a further evaluation in 1991, (657017) and an excavation in 1991, (654612).",,1987-01-01T00:00:00,1987-12-31T00:00:00 20213,264,EWX1319,,N/a,"Squirrel Cottage, East Holme","Site code: W254B/31572. Contour survey. Project funded by English China Clay International Ltd. Three stage project: preceded by an evaluation in 1987, (654613) and followed by an excavation in 1991, (654612).",,1991-01-01T00:00:00,1991-12-31T00:00:00 20213,265,EWX1881,,N/a,"Three Barrow in Holme Lane Plantation, East Holme, Isle of Purbeck","Following the clearance of woody undergrowth from the monuments, the three barrows underwent a second stage of works, comprising a contour survey.",,1991-01-01T00:00:00,1991-12-31T00:00:00 20213,266,EWX457,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Holme Lane Plantation (Austen C),Directed by J H Austen,,1860-01-01T00:00:00,1860-12-31T00:00:00 20214,267,EDO707,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Round barrow on Chick's Hill, East Stoke",Excavation of round barrow by P. Ashbee in 1956 following partial destruction (of one quarter) during the construction of a house.,,01/04/1956,30/04/1956 20215,268,EDO1041,,Casual Observation,"Lynchard, Langton Matravers",In May 1955 J B Calkin excavated a trench to investigate the site from which limestone slabs and finds of early Bronze Age date were ploughed up in 1953 and 1955. This exploratory excavation revealed only a shale button.,,1955-05-01T00:00:00,1955-05-14T00:00:00 20215,269,EDO1423,,N/a,Isle of Purbeck Survey,"Wessex Archaeology site code: W50/30591. Project consisted of field survey, field walking and phosphate surveys. Site types and periods not specified.",,1985-01-01T00:00:00,1985-12-31T00:00:00 20217,270,EDO5745,,Casual Observation,"Barrows on Ballard Down, Swanage","Part of the rim of a collared urn and the remains of a cremation were found exposed by the plough in the southern part of a bowl barrow on Ballard Down by E E Harris. Pottery sherds, burnt bone and shale were also picked up from the southeast quadrant of the adjacent pond barrow, also turned up by the plough. (1)",,1967-04-11T00:00:00,1967-04-12T00:00:00 20217,271,EWX506,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Ballard Down, Swanage","The Rev J Austen opened this round barrow on July 16th, 1857. There was a central burial pit containing a contracted inhumation with a piece of antler placed near the head. Several other antler fragments were found in the fill of the pit. An extended inhumation burial oriented E-W was found roughly at the level of the old ground surface in the eastern part of the barrow. This was probably an inserted later burial. (1)NMR UID: 650527",,1857-07-16T00:00:00,1857-12-31T00:00:00 20218,272,EWX507,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Ballard Down,"Rev J H Austen opened this barrow on the 25th of August. A hole was dug in the centre which revealed the skeleton of an infant. Some human bone and the remains of a Collared Urn (?) were found just north of the centre of the mound. A cutting from the centre towards the north of the barrow was made, which revealed a contracted inhumation burial in a central burial pit.NMR UID: 650528",,1857-08-25T00:00:00,1857-12-31T00:00:00 20220,273,EDO825,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated by V G Kitchin ,,1916-01-01T00:00:00,1916-12-31T00:00:00 20220,274,EWX2209,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),The Opening of a Round Barrow at West Lulworth in 1916,V P Kitchen opened a round barrow at West Lulworth in 1916.,,1916-01-01T00:00:00,1916-12-31T00:00:00 20222,275,EDO808,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Opened in December 1865,,12/12/1865,20/12/1865 20223,276,EDO1423,,N/a,Isle of Purbeck Survey,"Wessex Archaeology site code: W50/30591. Project consisted of field survey, field walking and phosphate surveys. Site types and periods not specified.",,1985-01-01T00:00:00,1985-12-31T00:00:00 20229,277,EDO917,,Partial Investigation,"Urnfield, Russell Road, Kinson, Bournemouth","The remains of 14 Bronze Age cremation burial urns were found during road construction in the Kinson Manor Estate in November and December 1929. The discoveries were made and recovered by the road contractors, but were recorded by Bernard Calkin, who visited the site three or four times a week. Seven of the urns were positioned upright and three were inverted and the positions of the remainder are not known. Six of the urns had calcined bone in them and two others had only 'blackish earth'. The urns were placed in shallow holes dug into the gravels and had been severely damaged by the plough.NMR UID: 650725",,1929-11-01T00:00:00,1929-12-31T00:00:00 20230,278,EWX662,,Partial Investigation,"Barrow at Fairway Caravan Park, Kinson","The barrow was excavated in 1973 by members of the South Wessex Archaeological Association and the Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton, in advance of redevelopment. The mound had been entirely removed by landscaping associated with the former golf course and caravan park. The sole surviving feature was the surrounding ditch, which was 11. - 2 m wide, 0.7-0.8 m deep and had an inner diameter of 11 metres. The ditch fill contained hundreds of flint flakes, seven sandstone objects and six inurned cremations. A further 28 burials were found outside the ditch to the north-east. The urns were in a very poor state due to poor manufacture and recent mechanical damage. (1) (2) NMR UID: 650700",,01/04/1973,30/04/1973 20231,279,EDO755,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Excavation of three round barrows (Kinson 1-3), Kinson, Bournemouth","The Ministry of Works decided to excavate three barrows on Kinson Common in advance of development of the area by Bournemouth Corporation. Barrow 1 was excavated by Mrs C M Piggott in the summer of 1948 and Barrows 2-3 by Group Captain Knocker in September and October 1948. Barrow 1 had been robbed and no traces of any burials were found.Barrow 2 was a bowl barrow that had also been robbed and had been damaged by a wartime slit trench. In the centre of the barrow was a pit filled with dark soil, which had been robbed and no burial survived. A post hole was found in this pit. It was covered by a two phase barrow mound.Barrow 3 was also damaged. No primary burial was found but a small circular patch of dark soil revealed in the centre of the barrow. The barrow mound was constructed from sand and gravel and slight traces of an external ditch were found. A series of secondary burials comprising eleven urned cremations and three unurned cremation deposits (of which only one contained cremated human bone) were found in the south east quadrant of the barrow.NMR UID: 650701NMR UID: 650702NMR UID: 650703",,1948-06-01T00:00:00,1948-10-31T00:00:00 20237,280,EDO749,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Hengistbury Head Barrow 3: excavation by Bushe-Fox,"Bushe-Fox excavated this prominent round barrow east of the Double Dykes, Hengistbury Head in 1911. It had been excavated previously in the eighteenth century and an urn and human bones recovered. Bushe-Fox completely excavated the barrow to a depth of about 0.5m below the old land surface. An important 'Wessex Culture' burial was found about 4-5m off the apparent centre of the mound. This burial consisted of a large collared urn containing a cremation and numerous other objects including an 'insense cup', three amber beads, two cones made from sheet gold and a 'halberd pendant' of copper alloy and amber. (1) (2)",,1911-01-01T00:00:00,1911-12-31T00:00:00 20238,281,EDO1340,,Partial Investigation,"Telephone Cable Trench, Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth",A telephone cable trench was dug along Hengistbury Head in 1958. It skirted the edge of Barrow 4 and part of an Early Bronze Age collared urn was found. This is thought to be the remains of a secondary burial from Barrow 4. (1) (2),,1958-01-01T00:00:00,1958-12-31T00:00:00 20238,282,EWX668,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Hengistbury Head Barrow 4: Excavations by St George Gray,"St George Gray excavated this barrow (referred as Mound B) in May and November 1919. In May 1919 a north-south cutting 6.7m wide was dug down to the natural sand and gravel on the north side of the track that bisects the mound. This revealed the structure of the mound. In November 1919 a trench 4.7m by 3.3m was dug on the south side of the track. No burials or pottery were recovered, but 191 flints were recovered from the old ground surface or lowest level of the barrow mound. (1) (2)",,1919-05-01T00:00:00,1919-11-30T00:00:00 20240,283,EDO747,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Hengistbury Head Barrow 6: Excavations by Bushe-Fox,"A round barrow on the north side of Warren Hill, Hengistbury Head was excavated in 1911 by Bushe-Fox (Barrow III). It lies adjacent to Barrow 7, also excavated by Bushe-Fox in 1911 (as Barrow II). There is little detailed description of this barrow excavation. The mound was composed of sand and gravel and heavily disturbed by rabbits. No central burial was located but a series of deposits on the southeast part of the mound appear to represent disturbed secondary burials. These included an extensive patch of burnt oak, another patch of burnt oak nearby associated with pot sherds and four deposits of pot sherds associated with black charcoaly soil. At least two collared urns were represented, one of which survives. Some worked flint including some residual Mesolithic material was found.",,1911-01-01T00:00:00,1911-12-31T00:00:00 20242,284,EDO745,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Hengistbury Head Barrow 7: Excavation by Bushe-Fox,"Round Barrow on northern side of Warren Hill, Hengistbury Head excavated by Bushe-Fox in 1911 (Barrow II). No description of the excavation is given. The mound was composed largely of sand and at least one urn was found below the level of the old ground surface. No central burial was recovered, but at least seven ?secondary burials were found in the western half of the mound and eight small areas of burnt material, perhaps representing unurned cremations were also discovered. (1)",,01/01/1911,31/12/1911 20243,285,EDO741,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Hengistbury Head Round Barrow 12: Excavations by St George Gray,"St George Gray excavated this round barrow (which he called Mound H) in July 1919. A trench originally 8.8m by 3m was initially dug through this barrow, then subsequently enlarged. The barrow mound survived 0.6m high and comprised sand and flint pebbles with a layer of sandy topsoil over. The mound sealed an old land surface represented by 'tufts of heather and fern'. A single urned cremation was recovered in roughly the centre of the mound dug into a small pit with the rim of the Collared Urn roughly at old ground surface level. This was probably the primary burial. Parts of two other pots were also recovered from the southern part of the barrow associated with charcoal and burnt deposits of oak and hazel.",,1919-07-01T00:00:00,1919-07-31T00:00:00 20244,286,EDO766,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Hengistbury Head Barrow 13: excavations by St George Gray,St George Gray excavated a round barrow (Mound J) at the east end of Hengistbury Head in July 1919. A cutting 12.5 by 3.6 m was dug through the barrow and later extended. An inverted cinerary urn over a poorly cremated burial was found near the centre of the mound. Three areas of burnt material were also found. The barrow mound consisted of sand with flint pebbles.,,1919-07-01T00:00:00,1919-07-31T00:00:00 20247,287,EWX690,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Latch Farm, Christchurch; archaeological excavation of a Bronze Age cemetery","C M Piggott excavated the site of a Late Bronze Age cemetery during 1937 due to the imminent destruction of a barrow by gravel digging. Three pits were revealed, two contained primary burials; the other had been refilled soon after digging. One of the primary pits contained an MBA cinerary urn with the cremated bones of two children; the other contained a cremated burial in the carbonised remains of a tree-trunk coffin, with a bronze pin, which possibly had been used to fasten the material in which the bones had been wrapped. Further excavation revealed that the southern half of the barrow had been used as an LBA urnfield with cremations totalling 90, of which only 70 were burials with urns.OS Number 11A.",,1937-01-01T00:00:00,1937-12-31T00:00:00 20248,288,EDO5005,,Partial Investigation,"Crouch Hill, Stanpit Marsh, Christchurch; archaeological Excavation 1969.","M. Ridley conducted a small excavation on Crouch Hill, Stanpit Marsh, Christchurch during 1969. The work took place at a time when the mound was under threat from the rolling activities of ponies grazing on the marsh.Only a rough plan of the excavation survives. Very little pottery was recovered but the assemblage included six pieces of grooved ware and an almost complete collared urn containing a cremation. Flint implements, including a large quntity of burnt flint, and a fragment of polished bone were recovered. No stratigraphic details are available and it is not known whether the material occurred in concentrations or spread throughout the trench, although subsequent field walking by J. Gardiner and others in 1984-5 suggests the latter.The site seems to have been the focus for some kind of late neolithic activity prior to a mound being constructed and a bronze age urned cremation inserted.",,1969-01-01T00:00:00,1969-12-31T00:00:00 20248,289,EDO5006,,N/a,"Crouch Hill, Stanpit Marsh, Christchurch; fieldwalking 1984-5.","A. Chadburn, J. Davies and J. Gardiner conducted a field walking exercise on Crouch Hill, Stanpit Marsh, Christchurch during 1984-5. This revealed the entire mound to be covered in with burnt flint, struck flakes and scrapers which had been brought to the surface by animals.",,1984-01-01T00:00:00,1985-12-31T00:00:00 20248,290,EWX693,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Crouch Hill, Stanpit Marsh, Christchurch; archaeological Excavation 1921.","St. George Gray directed excavations on the low turf mound of Crouch Hill, Stanpit Marsh, Christchurch during October 1921. No published report. Funded by H.G. Selfridge.The mound was 48m in diameter and stood 1.6m above the surrounding marsh. A trench 3m wide and c. 50m long and aligned NW-SE was excavated down to natural at a depth of 0.8m. In the northern part of the trench the excavation continued down to base gravels at a depth of c. 2m.The mound was recorded as being composed entirely of brownish-grey sand with bands of ochreous clay and blackish soil, interpreted as the remains of turves.A large amount of grooved ware pottery was recovered, along with some early Bronze Age pottery. One concentration of pottery occurred near the centre of the mound, within and surrounded by an area of blackened sand. Several flint cores and scrapers were associated with this deposit, including a fine horseshoe scraper. Five flat and rounded pebbles were recovered from beneath the deposit, three of which were similar to whetstones found at Glastonbury lake village. Further parts of the mound contained burnt patches, incinerated bone and grooved ware pottery.The site appears to be a Bronze Age barrow, although the inclusion of large amounts of fragmentary grooved ware, deliberately deposited as such, is unusual. No obvious cremations in urns were discovered.",,1921-10-01T00:00:00,1921-10-31T00:00:00 20250,291,EDO4954,,N/a,"St Catherine's Hill, Christchurch, Dorset; Earthmoving to Stabilise Barrows","In January 1976, K. Jarvis conducted emergency earthmoving funded by Christchurch Council to give some protection to barrows eroding into old quarry workings on St Catherine's Hill. The barrow numbers below are from the OS record card series.SZ19NW22. About 30cm of topsoil was added to the centre of the barrow to reduce erosion due to a path over the barrow.SZ19NW23. Minor pits in the barrow were filled in.SZ19NW24. A large quantity of sand was banked against the eroding edge of the barrow and a path was re-routed to to encourage the public to avoid the barrow.SZ19NW25. A large quantity of sand was banked against and over this barrow. Trees were planted to cut off access.SZ19NW26. The irregular shape of this mound suggests it is probably the Napoleonic beacon mentioned in documentary sources to be on St Catherine's Hill. It may or may not have been built on an existing barrow. No work was involved.",,1976-01-01T00:00:00,1976-01-31T00:00:00 20250,292,EWX1128,,Casual Observation,St Catherines Hill,Directed by M Ridley.,,1966-01-01T00:00:00,1966-12-31T00:00:00 20250,293,EWX710,,Full Excavation (1950-),"St. Catherine's Hill, Christchurch; Excavation of the northernmost Barrow","Excavations on the northernmost round barrow on St. Catherine's Hill, Christchurch were directed by WG Wallace during August 1921.This excavation occurred in conjuction with that of the site of St.Catherine's chapel. The barrow had been described as a watch tower on OS maps. It measured 35 feet in diameter and 2.5 feet high with no surrounding ditch. its position overlooks the Avon valley. A trench 4ft wide and 24ft long was later enlarged to 9ft x 9ft at the centre of the barrow. The trench was cut from the centre southwards and the soil removed in spits. An urn was found inverted at a depth of 6 inches and 4ft south south of the presumed centre. It was nearly intact and of the 'overhanging rim' type. The mass of soil and burnt bones contained within were left untouched lest the urn should collapse on their removal. Two flint flakes were also found on the gravel surface at the base of the barrow, nearly below where the urn was found. (1)",,1921-08-15T00:00:00,1921-12-31T00:00:00 20252,294,EDO846,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Excavation of three turf barrows at Hurn, near Christchurch",Three barrows were excavated in advance of the construction of Hurn Aerodrome in 1941 by C M Piggott.,,1941-01-01T00:00:00,1941-12-31T00:00:00 20254,295,EWX2206,,Partial Investigation,"Preston Sewerage, Overcombe Down, Dorset. Archaeological Watching Brief",A watching brief following earlier evaluation (July 2003) during initial construction of the new Preston Sewerage Rising Main. Three areas of significant archaeological activity were identified: a small cluster of Middle Bronze Age cremation-related features; a Middle bronze Age pit; and a scatter of worked flint.,,2002-11-01T00:00:00,2003-01-31T00:00:00 20256,296,EWX2097,,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation: Parley Lane, Christchurch",Site code: 47434. Evaluation in advance of proposed school buildings development recorded later prehistoric and Roman features. NMR Microfilm Index PRN: 7896.,,1999-11-29T00:00:00,1999-12-01T00:00:00 20257,297,EWX2101,,Partial Investigation,Proposed Hengistbury Head Outdoor Education and Field Studies Centre: evaluation,"Wessex Archaeology carried out an evaluation of the site for the proposed Hengistbury Head Outdoor Education and Field Studies Centre. This was preceded by a geophysical survey. Eight machine trenches were excavated, some targeting geophysical anomalies. The evaluation revealed significant prehistoric activity including a pit containing Early Bronze Age collared urn fragments and carbonised hazel nutshells and crab apples. Extensive evidence of late Bronze Age to Middle Iron Age activity was also discovered including a previously unrecorded ring ditch, 12m in diameter, a Late Bronze Age urn with cremated bone and a number of postholes and Iron Age pottery. A small quantity of Mesolithic flint was recovered from Trench 1. (1)",,2001-11-01T00:00:00,2001-11-30T00:00:00 20260,298,EWX1962,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation, Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Phase 8-10, 1999-2001","8th-10th seasons of work on the site. A significant feature of the project has been the discovery of many hundreds of charcoal filled pits ranging in date from the middle Bronze Age to late Roman period.(NGR used derived from record UID 1328640).NMR, English Heritage. NMR Activity Report August 16 2003",,1999-01-01T00:00:00,2002-01-01T00:00:00 20260,299,EWX2240,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation, Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Phase 8, 1999","Work carried out in Fields H and R. Finds and features from the Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age, IA-Roman, Medieval and post-medieval period revealed.",,1999-04-30T00:00:00,2000-03-31T00:00:00 20261,300,EWX1962,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation, Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Phase 8-10, 1999-2001","8th-10th seasons of work on the site. A significant feature of the project has been the discovery of many hundreds of charcoal filled pits ranging in date from the middle Bronze Age to late Roman period.(NGR used derived from record UID 1328640).NMR, English Heritage. NMR Activity Report August 16 2003",,1999-01-01T00:00:00,2002-01-01T00:00:00 20261,301,EWX2242,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation, Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Phase 10, 2001","Work carried out in field J. Located a BA settlement, IA-Roman field boundaries.",,2000-04-30T00:00:00,2001-11-15T00:00:00 20263,302,EWX1164,,N/a,Dorchester By-pass,"Site code: W137; W183; W184; W185; W186/31063. Neolithic site comprised a henge from pit rings. Project also included a topographical survey and small scale excavation. RCHME Microfilm Index PRN: 4871 (W137); 4872 (W183); 4873 (W184); 4874(W185).NMR, English Heritage NMR Activity Report August 16 2003",,, 20263,303,EWX883,,Full Excavation (1950-),Flagstones (Dorchester By-pass Site 3),"RCHME Microfilm Index PRN: 4872. Site Code W183. Excavated by Wessex Archaeology in advance of the construction of the Dorchester By-pass. Following trial excavation and geophysical survey, 0.54ha was machine-stripped in spring 1987 around Flagstones House prior to its demolition. Further areas totalling about 120m2 were excavated between July 1987 and October 1988 under the now-demolished house, garage and driveway. Two hand-excavated trenches were also excavated in the rear of Loud's Piece during road construction. The excavations revealed a small number of Early Neolithic pits, substantial parts of a Middle Neolithic segmented enclosure, a ploughed-out round barrow and a cremation enclosure of possible Bronze Age date, a Late Iron Age field system, enclosure, settlement and burials, and parts of a medieval field system.",,1987-03-01T00:00:00,1988-10-31T00:00:00 20266,304,EDO4212,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Poundbury, Dorchester","Excavations took place annually between 1966 and 1976 and again in 1979. The controlled excavations were initiated as a result of casual discoveries in the locality in 1964 and 1965 and were complemented by fieldwork, including aerial surveillance and watching briefs on development sites. The excavations were in response to the increasing destruction of the site by industrial development on Grove Trading Estate.The excavations were published in a series of interim reports in the Dorset Proceedings, as well as in two monographs; one dedicated to the cemeteries, the other to the settlements.The excavations recovered the remains of over 1400 inhumations, mainly of late Roman date. Burials were arranged in a series of cemeteries which included a group of stone built mausolea. The earliest settlement evidence was a series of shallow storage pits and flint quarries which may represent a Neolithic settlement. A Bronze Age settlement then became established in the combe at the foot (east end) of the site. The earliest burial was a single Bronze Age crouched burial. Crouched burials were also asscociated with a Late Iron Age/ Early Romano-British settlement.Later, two cemeteries were established next to each other in the 3rd century AD, one pagan, the other Christian, at the back of two 3rd century buildings. The christian cemetery expanded throughout the 4th century to include several stone built mausolea with leaf-shaped stone slates on their rooves and internal painted wall plaster.The late Roman Christian cemetery covered much of the eastern slopes of Poundbury Camp and was an organised row grave cemetery with burials aligned W-E. A high proportion of the burials were coffined, some of which were lead lined and packed with gypsum. Grave goods were rare, but included 4th century coins and occasional dress items.The latest phase of the cemetery may have been during the 5th century when the mausolea had already started to collapse, these included simple graves lined with leaf-shaped stone tiles from the rooves of the mausolea.Focal burials may have provided the stimulus for the establishment of a large and significant post-Roman settlement comprising post-built structures that may represent an early Christian monastery. Domestic items and tools were recovered as well as environmental samples indicating an innovative and mixed agrarian economy. The settlement seems to have been deliberately shut down in the middle of the 7th century.",,1966-09-01T00:00:00,1980-01-31T00:00:00 20267,305,EDO4212,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Poundbury, Dorchester","Excavations took place annually between 1966 and 1976 and again in 1979. The controlled excavations were initiated as a result of casual discoveries in the locality in 1964 and 1965 and were complemented by fieldwork, including aerial surveillance and watching briefs on development sites. The excavations were in response to the increasing destruction of the site by industrial development on Grove Trading Estate.The excavations were published in a series of interim reports in the Dorset Proceedings, as well as in two monographs; one dedicated to the cemeteries, the other to the settlements.The excavations recovered the remains of over 1400 inhumations, mainly of late Roman date. Burials were arranged in a series of cemeteries which included a group of stone built mausolea. The earliest settlement evidence was a series of shallow storage pits and flint quarries which may represent a Neolithic settlement. A Bronze Age settlement then became established in the combe at the foot (east end) of the site. The earliest burial was a single Bronze Age crouched burial. Crouched burials were also asscociated with a Late Iron Age/ Early Romano-British settlement.Later, two cemeteries were established next to each other in the 3rd century AD, one pagan, the other Christian, at the back of two 3rd century buildings. The christian cemetery expanded throughout the 4th century to include several stone built mausolea with leaf-shaped stone slates on their rooves and internal painted wall plaster.The late Roman Christian cemetery covered much of the eastern slopes of Poundbury Camp and was an organised row grave cemetery with burials aligned W-E. A high proportion of the burials were coffined, some of which were lead lined and packed with gypsum. Grave goods were rare, but included 4th century coins and occasional dress items.The latest phase of the cemetery may have been during the 5th century when the mausolea had already started to collapse, these included simple graves lined with leaf-shaped stone tiles from the rooves of the mausolea.Focal burials may have provided the stimulus for the establishment of a large and significant post-Roman settlement comprising post-built structures that may represent an early Christian monastery. Domestic items and tools were recovered as well as environmental samples indicating an innovative and mixed agrarian economy. The settlement seems to have been deliberately shut down in the middle of the 7th century.",,1966-09-01T00:00:00,1980-01-31T00:00:00 20267,306,EDO4230,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Wyvern Marlborough, Poundbury, Dorchester","Excavation was carried out by Wessex Archaeology in 1987 in advance of development by Wyvern Marlborough Fireplaces, in the Grove Industrial Estate, Poundbury, Dorchester. The development lay within the area of the previous large-scale excavations undertaken at Poundbury between 1964 and 1980 by Christopher Sparey Green. It lay specifically within the western half of Site E. Although subject to previous examination, a number of Roman burials in the area had not been excavated.Twenty-six graves not previously examined, were excavated. All the inhumations were buried in wooden coffins. One coffin had been packed with gypsum. Most burials lacked grave goods but one had a bone comb and an iron pin and one other had a coin placed in its mouth.",,1987-01-01T00:00:00,1987-12-31T00:00:00 20268,307,EDO4115,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Alington Avenue, Fordington, Dorchester, Archaeological Excavation.","An archaeological excavation was conducted by the Trust for Wessex Archaeology at Alington Avenue, Fordington, Dorchester over a 5 month period in 1985, following on from an Evaluation in 1984 (EDO4113) and a geophysical survey in March 1985 (EDO4114). The excavation produced a wealth of evidence for occupation and land use from the later Neolithic to the medieval period.The earliest monument was a Neolithic long barrow, aligned east-west. A bipartite, subcircular enclosure was inserted into the east end of this long barrow, probably in the Early Bronze Age, and five cremation burials were cut into the ditch sides. At the western end of the long barrow, a double ring ditch with a circular timber monument enclosed within its eastern circuit, cut through the silted up southern ditch. Further burials were cut through the ditch fills of the double ring ditch. Two mid-late Iron Age burials in pits were inserted into the eastern ring ditch.A series of irregular ditches appeared to have their origins in the prehistoric period and pre-date a large D-shaped enclosure dated to the Romano-British period. This D-shaped enclosure had a prolonged life with at least three phases of realignment and expansion and the formalisation of a droveway along its northwest side. It probably went out of use in the 3rd or early 4th century AD. Within the enclosure were three stone-footed buildings, together with a number of ovens/driers, pits and wells, part of a farming unit.Over one hundred inhumation burials of late 1st to later 4th century date were excavated. These fall into two distinct burial types: crouched burials of the Durotrigian tradition dating to the early Roman period and the more common late Roman extended burials, usually in wooden coffins. Three cremations were also found. The Durotrigian burials could not be easily associated with any other features on the site, but the later Roman burials were aligned on the D-shaped enclosure.Five rectangular timber buildings and associated post fence alignments were found across the site, together with one possible sunken floored building. These are not well dated but probably date to the Saxon period.",,1985-04-01T00:00:00,1985-09-30T00:00:00 20271,308,EDO4806,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Dorchester Middle School, Coburg Road, Dorchester","Between May 1998 and May 1999, AC archaeology carried out an excavation and a series of watching briefs during works on Dorchester Middle School (1). Five areas (Trenches 1-5) were investigated. No post-excavation work has been done on this site, which remains unpublished. The brief description below is based on information contained within the excavation archive (2).Trench 1 was a watching brief undertaken during the digging of a trench for a water pipe to a mobile classroom to the southwest of the main school buildings. A single undated feature was observed.Trench 2 was a watching brief undertaken on a pipe trench between the mobile classroom and the school buildings. A single burial was Beaker burial was found and excavated.Trench 3 was an area excavation in the school playing fields proposed for new hard surface sports pitch. A large number of archaeological features were exposed. In the northern part of the site, the majority of a hengiform monument comprising an oval ring of pits with a series of larger pits around the perimeter was found. To the southwest was an isolated early Neolithic pit and to the southeast was an undated grave containing a crouched inhumation. An L-shaped Roman boundary ditch was also found. The area was disturbed by a number of World War II slit trenches.Trench 4 was a watching brief undertaken on an area immediately to the west of the main school buildings. Only natural features were observed.Trench 5 was a watching brief undertaken during the construction of a new school extension to the north of the east end of the existing school buildings. Three undated N-S ditches were recorded.",,1998-05-02T00:00:00,1999-05-06T00:00:00 20271,309,EDO4808,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Dorchester Middle School, Coburg Road, Dorchester; Trench 2","Between May 1998 and May 1999, AC archaeology carried out an excavation and a series of watching briefs during works on Dorchester Middle School (1). Five areas (Trenches 1-5) were investigated. No post-excavation work has been done on this site, which remains unpublished. The brief description below is based on information contained within the excavation archive (2).Trench 2 was a watching brief undertaken on a pipe trench between the mobile classroom and the school buildings. A single burial was Beaker burial was found and excavated. The burial was of a flexed inhumation with head to NW, facing east, with a Beaker at the feet. The burial was in an oval or subrectangular grave. No other features were recorded in this trench.",,1998-05-02T00:00:00,1998-07-28T00:00:00 20272,310,EDO4094,,Full Excavation (1950-),"New Rugby Ground, Coburg Road, Dorchester","Excavations were undertaken by Wessex Archaeology on land between Coburg Road and Maiden Castle Road, prior to the relocation of the Rugby Club. Approximately 4ha were excavated over a four week period in June and July 1988.Four ring-ditches forming part of an east-west linear barrow cemetery were recorded. Between two of the ring-ditches were two pits containing cremations and a sherd of Middle Bronze Age pottery. A linear boundary crossed the site to the south of the ring-ditches and is probably Bronze Age in date. A Late Bronze Age settlement comprising a series of post-built round houses and pits was found in the western part of the site. A single sunken-floored structure, of possible post-Roman date was found in the northwestern part of the site. A series of linear boundaries, probably associated with the medieval fields was also exposed.",,1988-06-01T00:00:00,1988-07-31T00:00:00 20272,311,EDO4095,,N/a,"New Rugby Ground, Coburg Road, Dorchester","Magnetometry survey carried out in Feb 1998 by John Gater and Alistair Bartlett for Wessex Archaeology as part of the archaeological assessment of the new Rugby Ground off Coburg Road, Dorchester. The geophysical survey revealed a large number of magnetic anomalies, though these are difficult to interpret. It appears to show a ring ditch and other curvilinear features plus ditches of field system and pits. Also phosphate and susceptibility survey.The survey was followed by excavation (EDO 4094)",,1988-02-01T00:00:00,1988-02-28T00:00:00 20274,312,EDO4608,,Partial Investigation,"Water Main, Wareham Road, Dorchester","R.N.R. Peers and C.J. Bailey observed the excavation of a 2ft wide trench for water mains for the new Friars Close housing development` in the vicinity of Wareham Road during 1960.Inhumations, probably four in number, were observed in the trenches. The first was a large male extended W-E with the head tilted forward was observed some 44 yards from the Wareham Road. The grave had a rounded base, cut into the chalk and contained a few sherds of coarse pottery and samian but no grave goods. Human bones were also seen at two places 35 yds and 53 yds to the NNE. 6.5ft beyond the latter, human bones, of which a broken mandible was preserved, were found near a small 1st century Durotrigian jar. The jaw was of a 40+ year old male with peridontal disease. At least 7 shallow depressions, mostly saucer shaped, were observed cut into the chalk between the burials.",,1960-01-01T00:00:00,1960-12-31T00:00:00 20276,313,EDO4614,,Casual Observation,"Water Works, Bridport Road, Dorchester","Observations were made by workmen whilst cutting back and concreting of a N facing scarp west of a small building used as a chlorinating room circa 1943.A crouched inhumation was found, although the remains are said to have been left in situ. However, cooking vessels placed between the knees were taken away soon after discovery.",,1943-01-01T00:00:00,1943-12-31T00:00:00 20277,314,EDO4445,,Casual Observation,"Masonic Hall, Prince's Street, Dorchester",A contracted inhumation was found during 1902 in a cist with a BI beaker. A ditch was also noted [1]. The cist is reported to have been under a barrow and the beaker placed in the arm of the skeleton. This is believed to be the only known instance of a Bronze Age burial in ground afterwards occupied by Roman Durnovaria [2].,,1902-01-01T00:00:00,1902-12-31T00:00:00 20278,315,EDO4479,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Max Gate, Dorchester","Inhumations were found by Thomas Hardy during building excavations for his house, Max Gate, in 1884.Three burials were found close together in elliptical graves with sides cut vertically into the chalk with heads to the W, E and probably SW. At least two were crouched on their right sides with hands touching their ankles. One of these had a bronze fibula on the forehead, probably securing a shroud, a flask by the breast and two black or grey urns touching the shins. The other had four vessels by the breast.South of these graves a circular pit, 2ft wide by 5ft deep, had a flagstone at the bottom with ox bones and bituminous material above it.Roman brick, tile and glass were found in the area [1] which was stripped to the chalk for 50ft to the south and west of the area of inhumations. No other burials were noted however, suggesting a small isolated group [2].",,1884-01-01T00:00:00,1884-12-31T00:00:00 20279,316,EDO4494,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"2 barrows, South Walks, Dorchester, Cunnington excavation","In 1864-5 the Roman town rampart was destroyed along South Walks between Acland Road and Gallows Hill [1]. Here Cunnington excavated what he believed to be two round barrows.They were both bell-shaped and only two feet apart. They were stratigraphically below the Roman rampart which covered them to a depth of 2-3 feet. In one an urn with cremated bones was found, and in the sides were several skeletons, buried sometimes singly and sometimes two or three together [2].There are a couple of problems relating to the location of these barrows. The NMR seems to confuse them with two lost barrows near Fordington Farm (Grinsell's, Dorchester no.s 9 & 10; NMR UID: 650864, 650863). Draper has them positioned at the SE corner of Durnovaria [3] based on Cunnington's description as them being on the SE boundary of Dunium [2]. However, the Royal Commission records the ramparts being levelled along South Walks between Acland Road and Gallow's Hill in 1864-5 [1] and the barrows could, in theory, be located anywhere along this section of South Walks.",,1864-01-01T00:00:00,1864-12-31T00:00:00 20280,317,EDO4501,,Casual Observation,"Railway Cutting, Wareham Road, Dorchester","Inhumations and other remains were found NE of the Wareham Road (Alington Avenue) in 1846 in the making of the SW Railway cutting. Of many human bones and much black pottery from the work two late Iron Age bowls survive. Some of the discoveries came from a trench or ditch 7-8 ft deep containing much animal bones, pottery and some human teeth; this feature, running apparently NW-SE was seen again in 1884 as the cutting was widened [1].",,01/01/1846,31/12/1846 20283,318,EDO4207,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Thomas Hardye School, Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Excavations of Neolithic and Bronze Age Features.","During the summer of 1994 a series of archaeological excavations and watching briefs was undertaken by Wessex Archaeology, on behalf of Dorset County Council, West Dorset District Council and The Thomas Hardye School in the vicinity of Thomas Hardye School in the southwest outskirts of Dorchseter, Dorset. The site comprises three archaeological projects that were originally administered and organised separately. These projects were Thomas Hardye School Playing Fields (Wessex Archaeology ref: 37838), Thomas Hardye School Music Rooms (Wessex Archaeology ref: 39273) and West Dorset Leisure Centre Artificial Pitch (Wessex Archaeology ref: 38074). A total of approximately 4.5 ha was investigated. The site lies on a gentle south-facing slope below a low chalk ridge between Maiden Castle and the River Frome. The north of the site lies close to the top of the ridge at about the 87 m OD contour.Geophysical survey prior to the excavation had revealed a number of linear and circular features indicateive of Bronze Age ring ditches and early field boundaries. On excavation two main foci of prehistoric activity were revealed.The remains of a substantial Bronze Age linear barrow cemetery were also recorded. These comprised five barrows of which four had surviving mound deposits. The barrows and their ditches contained burials, both cremations and inhumations, indicative of a prolonged period of use and development of the barrow cemetery. Finds, particularly the large quantities of worked flint, also suggested non-ritual use of the barrows. These barrows were significant monuments in their own right and the probably also formed part of an impressive barrow cemetery ranged along a chalk ridge to the east, including Fordington Farm barrow, Conquer Barrow and the barrow central to the Flagstones enclosure.After partial excavation of the barrows, a scheme for their preservation in situ was proposed and implemented which entailed their consolidation prior to reburial beneath up to 21.5 m of chalk.",,1994-01-01T00:00:00,1994-12-31T00:00:00 20284,319,EDO4207,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Thomas Hardye School, Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Excavations of Neolithic and Bronze Age Features.","During the summer of 1994 a series of archaeological excavations and watching briefs was undertaken by Wessex Archaeology, on behalf of Dorset County Council, West Dorset District Council and The Thomas Hardye School in the vicinity of Thomas Hardye School in the southwest outskirts of Dorchseter, Dorset. The site comprises three archaeological projects that were originally administered and organised separately. These projects were Thomas Hardye School Playing Fields (Wessex Archaeology ref: 37838), Thomas Hardye School Music Rooms (Wessex Archaeology ref: 39273) and West Dorset Leisure Centre Artificial Pitch (Wessex Archaeology ref: 38074). A total of approximately 4.5 ha was investigated. The site lies on a gentle south-facing slope below a low chalk ridge between Maiden Castle and the River Frome. The north of the site lies close to the top of the ridge at about the 87 m OD contour.Geophysical survey prior to the excavation had revealed a number of linear and circular features indicateive of Bronze Age ring ditches and early field boundaries. On excavation two main foci of prehistoric activity were revealed.The remains of a substantial Bronze Age linear barrow cemetery were also recorded. These comprised five barrows of which four had surviving mound deposits. The barrows and their ditches contained burials, both cremations and inhumations, indicative of a prolonged period of use and development of the barrow cemetery. Finds, particularly the large quantities of worked flint, also suggested non-ritual use of the barrows. These barrows were significant monuments in their own right and the probably also formed part of an impressive barrow cemetery ranged along a chalk ridge to the east, including Fordington Farm barrow, Conquer Barrow and the barrow central to the Flagstones enclosure.After partial excavation of the barrows, a scheme for their preservation in situ was proposed and implemented which entailed their consolidation prior to reburial beneath up to 21.5 m of chalk.",,1994-01-01T00:00:00,1994-12-31T00:00:00 20285,320,EDO4207,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Thomas Hardye School, Queen's Avenue, Dorchester, Excavations of Neolithic and Bronze Age Features.","During the summer of 1994 a series of archaeological excavations and watching briefs was undertaken by Wessex Archaeology, on behalf of Dorset County Council, West Dorset District Council and The Thomas Hardye School in the vicinity of Thomas Hardye School in the southwest outskirts of Dorchseter, Dorset. The site comprises three archaeological projects that were originally administered and organised separately. These projects were Thomas Hardye School Playing Fields (Wessex Archaeology ref: 37838), Thomas Hardye School Music Rooms (Wessex Archaeology ref: 39273) and West Dorset Leisure Centre Artificial Pitch (Wessex Archaeology ref: 38074). A total of approximately 4.5 ha was investigated. The site lies on a gentle south-facing slope below a low chalk ridge between Maiden Castle and the River Frome. The north of the site lies close to the top of the ridge at about the 87 m OD contour.Geophysical survey prior to the excavation had revealed a number of linear and circular features indicateive of Bronze Age ring ditches and early field boundaries. On excavation two main foci of prehistoric activity were revealed.The remains of a substantial Bronze Age linear barrow cemetery were also recorded. These comprised five barrows of which four had surviving mound deposits. The barrows and their ditches contained burials, both cremations and inhumations, indicative of a prolonged period of use and development of the barrow cemetery. Finds, particularly the large quantities of worked flint, also suggested non-ritual use of the barrows. These barrows were significant monuments in their own right and the probably also formed part of an impressive barrow cemetery ranged along a chalk ridge to the east, including Fordington Farm barrow, Conquer Barrow and the barrow central to the Flagstones enclosure.After partial excavation of the barrows, a scheme for their preservation in situ was proposed and implemented which entailed their consolidation prior to reburial beneath up to 21.5 m of chalk.",,1994-01-01T00:00:00,1994-12-31T00:00:00 20288,321,EDO1066,,Casual Observation,,Finds recovered after disturbance by a mechanical excavator in 1967.,,1967-01-01T00:00:00,1967-12-31T00:00:00 20290,322,EWX374,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Worgret Heath Group,"This excavation is detailed in Cunnington's MSS held in the Library of Dorset County Museum, ref.: (Cunnington No:49).",,1825-01-01T00:00:00,1832-12-31T00:00:00 20292,323,EDO5650,,Partial Investigation,"Manor Farm Quarry, Quarry Lane, Melbury Abbas first stage archaeological evaluation","An archaeological evaluation for a proposed extension to Manor Farm Quarry, Quarry Lane, Melbury Abbas, Dorset (St 8591 2031), was carried out by AC archaeology during september 2006. The evaluation comprised nine trenches totalling 260m in length, each terench 2.4m wide and representing a 2% sample of the proposed application area. The position and location of the site is considered to be in an area of high archaoelogical potential. The evaluation has demonstrated this with the presence of prehistoric activity revealed in three of the trenches, come of which represents Late Bronze Age funerary activity in the form of at least one cremation pit. A further two large features may represent either storage or post-pits.",,2006-09-01T00:00:00,2006-09-30T00:00:00 20292,324,EDO5651,,Partial Investigation,"Manor Farm Quarry, Quarry Lane, Melbury Abbas second stage archaeological evaluation","Further to the trench evaluation carried out by AC Archaeology during September 2006, five additional evaluation trenches totalling 60 m in length x 2 m in width were opened. The purpose was to determine whether further archaeological features were present in the area around those earlier trenches which had produced evidence of Bronze Age activity. Of the five new trenches opened, only one proved to have any archaeological remains of significance in the form of one linear feature and one sub-circular feature of Middle to Late Bronze age date.",,2007-12-01T00:00:00,2007-12-31T00:00:00 20298,325,EWX2243,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation, Bestwall Quarry Archaeological Project, Phase 11, 2001","Work carried out in fields T and N. Excavation revealed flints from the Mesolithic and later, Bronze age ditches and pits and late IA features and Roman charcoal filled pits.",,2001-01-01T00:00:00,2001-12-31T00:00:00 20299,326,EDO4317,,Partial Investigation,"Southern Dorchester By-pass evaluation Trench FR9, Flagstones","A trial trench was excavated roughly N-S up the upper north-facing slopes of the Alington ridge , to the north of the railway line. At the southern end of the trench, on the top of the ridge, an E-W extension was dug to investigate a series of features exposed. This trial trench (FR9) was partly sited to investigate a large enclosure revealed by geophysical survey on the top of the ridge (1). It was excavated as part of the evaluation of the route of the Southern Dorchester By-pass by Wessex Archaeology during 1987 and subsequently included within the large-scale excavations at Flagstones in 1987 (2).A large number of archaeological features were exposed at the southern end of this trench. This includes a number of E-W aligned field boundary ditches and one N-S ditch. These were subsequently identified during the main excavations as being part of an Iron Age field system and also a medieval field system. Part of the segmented ditch of the Flagstones Neolithic enclosure was also revealed.The results of this evaluation have been incorporated with the results of the main Flagstones excavations and published together (2).",,1987-01-01T00:00:00,1987-03-31T00:00:00 20299,327,EDO4318,,Partial Investigation,"Southern Dorchester By-pass evaluation Trench FR10, Flagstones","Two trial trenches, both 30m long, were excavated by Wessex Archaeology as part of the evaluation of the course of the Southern Dorchester By-pass in 1987, in the area between the Dorchester By-pass evaluation trench FR9 to the north and Alington Avenue to the south. Trench FR10N was in the back garden of the house known as Flagstones and Trench FR10S was in the front garden. Both of these trenches were within the area of the subsequent large-scale excavations at Flagstones undertaken by Wessex Archaeology in 1987 and the results incorporated together (1).Trench FR10N was sited within the area of the Flagstones enclosure, as defined by the geophysical survey (2). Very few features were found in this trench: an E-W ditch, part of the Iron Age field system and an Iron Age pit [00302]. Only the upper part of this pit was excavated as part of the evaluation, the remainder being excavated during the main excavations. A crouched inhumation was found in the top of this pit.Trench FR10S contained a number of features. In the northern part of the trench, part of a small ditched cremation cemetery was found, containing three cremations. To the south, part of the southern part of the circuit of the Flagstones Neolithic enclosure was exposed. A the southern end of the trench a shallow grave [50264] containing a crouched inhumation was found.The results of this evaluation have been incorporated with the results of the main Flagstones excavations and published together (1).",,1987-01-01T00:00:00,1987-03-31T00:00:00 20299,328,EWX1164,,N/a,Dorchester By-pass,"Site code: W137; W183; W184; W185; W186/31063. Neolithic site comprised a henge from pit rings. Project also included a topographical survey and small scale excavation. RCHME Microfilm Index PRN: 4871 (W137); 4872 (W183); 4873 (W184); 4874(W185).NMR, English Heritage NMR Activity Report August 16 2003",,, 20299,329,EWX1409,,N/a,Flagstones Enclosure,"AML Survey Database Reference No.: 212Survey type: Magnetometer: recorded grid Survey type: Resistivity: recorded grid For Trust for Wessex Archaeology, to support an assessment of the site.",,, 20299,330,EWX883,,Full Excavation (1950-),Flagstones (Dorchester By-pass Site 3),"RCHME Microfilm Index PRN: 4872. Site Code W183. Excavated by Wessex Archaeology in advance of the construction of the Dorchester By-pass. Following trial excavation and geophysical survey, 0.54ha was machine-stripped in spring 1987 around Flagstones House prior to its demolition. Further areas totalling about 120m2 were excavated between July 1987 and October 1988 under the now-demolished house, garage and driveway. Two hand-excavated trenches were also excavated in the rear of Loud's Piece during road construction. The excavations revealed a small number of Early Neolithic pits, substantial parts of a Middle Neolithic segmented enclosure, a ploughed-out round barrow and a cremation enclosure of possible Bronze Age date, a Late Iron Age field system, enclosure, settlement and burials, and parts of a medieval field system.",,1987-03-01T00:00:00,1988-10-31T00:00:00 20303,331,EDO5778,,Full Excavation (1950-),Weymouth Relief Road: Southdown Ridge,"Excavations carried out in 2008-2009 as part of wider investigations by Oxford Archaeology in advance of construction of the Weymouth Relief Road, constructed 2008-2011 by Skanska Civil Engineering and Owen Williams to replace a 7km stretch of the A354 running from the Ridgeway to Manor Roundabout, Redlands. This excavation formed part of a mitigation based upon several phases of archaeological assessment. Topsoil was stripped under archaeological supervision using tracked excavators with toothless buckets. The spoil was removed under controlled conditions to other areas within the scheme. Mechanical excavation ceased at either undisturbed natural deposits or when archaeological features were identified. After stripping sites were cleaned and all features planned and excavated in accordance with established practice. All pits and graves were completely excavated. Other features were sampled to varying degrees, but a minimum of 20% of prehistoric and Roman features, and 10% of post-medieval features, including the terminals. There was routine sampling of undisturbed, securely-dated deposits for charred plant macrofossils, molluscs, animal and human bone.",,01/01/2008,31/12/2009 50008,332,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Cotton Lane Pit",Finds retrieved by workmen during gravel extraction,,01/01/1939,31/12/1939 50010,333,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Temple Hill",Finds retrieved by workmen during quarrying.,,01/01/1959,31/12/1959 50013,334,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Stanley's Quarry",Finds retrieved by workmen during quarrying.,,10/01/1907,31/12/1907 40006,335,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Wilton #M15",Mortimer excavation ,,01/07/1864,20/07/1864 40008,336,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Money Hill barrow #G121",The barrow was partially excavated by Canon Greenwell in the 19th century; the upper deposits of the mound had been disturbed by tree planting and a number of disturbed burials were found.,,01/01/1864,12/12/1864 40009,337,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Metlow Hill #G253","Excavated by W Greenwell, between 1877-89",,01/01/1879,12/12/1879 40010,338,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Low Farm #M75",Excavated over 7 days in September 1866 by Mortimer,,01/09/1866,10/09/1866 50014,339,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Godden's Quarry",Finds retrieved by workmen during quarrying.,,08/07/1953,08/07/1953 40011,340,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G90",The barrow was partially excavated by Canon Greenwell in the 19th century,,01/01/1866,11/01/1866 40016,341,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Wilton #MC70",Opened in June 1874 by Mortimer,,01/06/1874,10/06/1874 40018,342,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cheesecake Hill #MC44",It was opened in 1845 and 1849 by Greenwell and completely excavated by Mortimer in 1871,,01/01/1845,12/12/1845 50023,343,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Haynes Garage",Material recovered by workmen during the excavation of a trench behind a car showroom.,,01/05/1963,31/05/1963 40020,344,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #M77",Excavated 1866 by Mortimer,,01/01/1866,31/12/1866 40021,345,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Life Hill #M270",excavated in 1885 by Mortimer,,01/01/1865,12/12/1865 40022,346,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #MC64",Excavated 1873-5 by Mortimer,,01/01/1873,12/12/1875 40033,347,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Sandy Keld #G76",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40041,348,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #M268",excavated by Mortimer in 1884,,01/01/1884,12/12/1884 50024,349,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Old Hermitage",Finds retrieved by workmen during quarrying in 1923.,,01/01/1923,31/12/1923 40042,350,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Willie Howe","Opened by Lord Londesborough in 1857 when it measured 150' in diameter, and about 24' high. Re-opened by Greenwell in 1887",,01/01/1857,12/12/1857 40045,351,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cowlam #G59",Excavated by Greenwell ,,07/11/1867,08/11/1867 40046,352,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cowlam #G55","A round barrow, 50 ft diameter and 1 1/2 ft high excavated by Greenwell. Two contracted (one with a small food vessel) and two disturbed burials were seen (2). ",,01/01/1867,12/12/1867 40046,353,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Cowlam #G55",Re-excavation in 1968 revealed two crouched burials and remains of a beaker burial. Brewster,,01/01/1968,12/12/1968 40047,354,,,Casual Observation,"Mill Hill gravel pit, Elloughton",Finds recovered from Mill Hill gravel pit in 1889,,01/01/1889,31/12/1889 40057,355,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Life Hill #M28",Part of a more extensive cemetery at Life Hill. Barrow 28 lies at the centre of the group. It was opened by Mortimer between 8-10th May 1865.,,08/05/1865,12/05/1865 40060,356,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kirby Underdale #M114", first excavated by Mortimer in 1868,,01/01/1868,12/12/1868 40063,357,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Soanes' garden",Three or indeed four flat graves found in 1901 - with Beaker. Found during sand quarrying.,,01/01/1901,02/01/1901 40065,358,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #M274",It was excavated in 1891 by Mortimer. ,,01/01/1891,12/12/1891 40066,359,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #MC71",Excavated 1874 by Mortimer,,01/01/1875,12/12/1875 40069,360,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Weaverthorpe #G47","Round barrow, Greenwell's No 47 or XLVII unsuccessfully probed by him circa 1860(2)",,01/01/1862,12/12/1862 40069,361,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Weaverthorpe #G47","Excavations by Brewster in 1966(3) and 1968(4) revealed an inner chalk mound 20ft in diameter and 18 ins high, capped by another mound 70 ft in diameter",,01/01/1966,12/12/1968 40071,362,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Wold Newton #G60",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40073,363,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kilham",Excavated by Greenwell in 1868 ,,01/01/1868,12/12/1868 40073,364,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Kilham",Excavated by Manby in 1965-9. ,,01/05/1968,25/05/1968 40075,365,,,Casual Observation,"Gallows Hill, findspot",Finds reported in a newspaper article in 1823,,01/01/1823,31/12/1823 40043,366,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cowlam #G57",greenwell april 1867,,04/04/1867,08/04/1867 40076,367,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Life Hill #M294",Excavated by Mortimer in 1896 (M294). ,,01/01/1896,12/12/1896 40077,368,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Rudston #G66",Excavated by Greenwell,,01/01/1869,12/12/1869 10027,369,ECO2247,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Caerloggas, St Austell","The ritual enclosure and two barrows were excavated. A pit in the centre of the enclosure contained burnt bone, flints and white pebbles; the enclosure itself yielded a wide range of flints, white pebbles, an amber fragments and a copy of an Early Bronze Age ogival dagger. One barrow had been largely destroyed, the other focused on a standing stone and did not contain either burial or ritual pits.",,01/01/1972,31/12/1972 10027,370,ECO2265,Major Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),St Austell Barrows,"Six excavated sites were placed in sequence on palynological evidence. The earliest, Cocksbarrow, was a low turf mound which covered a double cairn ring enclosure, the outer ring supporting posts, and a partial cremation accompanied by a horn ladle. At the next, Watch Hill, a ditched cairn ring enclosure had been left open for some time before the insertion of two burials in wooden coffins and the building of the mound; radiocarbon dates of 1520+/- 70bc and 1470+/-80bc were obtained from primary contexts, together with sherds of an Enlarged Food Vessel. Three structures in line at Caerloggas could not be distinguished chronologically from Watch Hill: I was a three-period ring banked enclosure surrounding a remnant tor on the hill top; there was no burial but the interior was scattered with artefacts including a Camerton-Snowshill dagger fragment, tin slag and a scrap og amber; II was a simple mound, badly damaged; III was a similar mound constructed over a miniature standing stone. The latest structure, on Trenance Downs, consisted of a cairn without a burial, its centre subsequently infilled. All structures were linked by the use of yellow kaolonised granite.The interrelation of mound and enclosure and the function of burial deposits on ritual sites are discussed; sites in SW Endgland are distinguished as a regional group",,01/01/1970,31/12/1973 10035,371,ECO1239,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Carnon Downs,The previously disturbed barrow was excavated for the MPBW. Neither the primary nor the secondary burial areas revealed any evidence except burnt ground. A single Bronze Age pottery sherd was found an the wide berm of the north-west quadrant,,01/01/1968,12/12/1968 10036,372,ECO1317,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Carvinack Barrow,"The excavation of the mound revealed 3 quartz cairns; pits underneath the cairns contained cremations (cairn 2 and 3). The pottery and construction of the mound suggests an Early Bronze Age date, approx 1600BC",,01/01/1954,12/12/1954 10038,373,ECO2298,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),North Coast Barrows,"Nine barrows on the north Cornish coast, between Portreath and Crackington Haven, were excavated by the late C.K. Croft Andrew on behalf ot the Ministry of Works Ancient Monuments Inspectorate between March 1939 and March 1944 in advance of airfield construction or other wartime threats. The results of these excavations are now published from the surviving notes and finds and give valuable information on the structural diversity and ceramic range within the barrow groups to which the sites belong.",,01/03/1939,31/03/1944 10046,374,ECO2265,Major Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),St Austell Barrows,"Six excavated sites were placed in sequence on palynological evidence. The earliest, Cocksbarrow, was a low turf mound which covered a double cairn ring enclosure, the outer ring supporting posts, and a partial cremation accompanied by a horn ladle. At the next, Watch Hill, a ditched cairn ring enclosure had been left open for some time before the insertion of two burials in wooden coffins and the building of the mound; radiocarbon dates of 1520+/- 70bc and 1470+/-80bc were obtained from primary contexts, together with sherds of an Enlarged Food Vessel. Three structures in line at Caerloggas could not be distinguished chronologically from Watch Hill: I was a three-period ring banked enclosure surrounding a remnant tor on the hill top; there was no burial but the interior was scattered with artefacts including a Camerton-Snowshill dagger fragment, tin slag and a scrap og amber; II was a simple mound, badly damaged; III was a similar mound constructed over a miniature standing stone. The latest structure, on Trenance Downs, consisted of a cairn without a burial, its centre subsequently infilled. All structures were linked by the use of yellow kaolonised granite.The interrelation of mound and enclosure and the function of burial deposits on ritual sites are discussed; sites in SW Endgland are distinguished as a regional group",,01/01/1970,31/12/1973 10053,375,ECO1361,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Crigamennis, Liskey, Perranporth","The Bronze Age barrow, described as a composite bell-barrow, was excavated completely before destruction by ploughing and was found to contain 2 urns placed over pitsExcavated in 1957 by Christie ",,01/01/1957,12/12/1957 10058,376,ECO1225,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Glendorgal Barrow,"Glendorgal barrow was one of the many which command the great cliffs of North and West Cornwall. Like many others, it has suffered from the buffeting of the Atlantic winds and man also has rent it apart in both prehistoric and historic times. From the wreck it has been possible to salvage the main outlines of the barrow's construction but many details which would have helped to interpret it are missing.The barrow was built on the western end of a rocky spur overloking Lower St Columb Porth; the primary burial was probably placed on its highest point near the concrete base of a large flagstaff. A low stone wall encircled the greater part of the barrow area and contained within it a secondary burial and several miniature cists - perhaps for food-offerings. An Early Iron Age hut-circle was built on the skirts of the mound in the north-west andsouth-west quadrants. No evidence to date the primary burial was fount but, by analogy with excavated barrows of a similar type in West Oenwithm it may belong to the earlier phase of the Middle Bronze Age.",,01/01/1957,12/12/1957 10060,377,ECO3925,Major Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Gwithian - Ten Years' Work (1949-1958),"This little book is intended to describe, mainly for interested people with no special knowledge of archaeology or of early history, the result of ten years' excavation work at Gwithian",,1949-01-01T00:00:00,1958-12-31T00:00:00 10076,378,ECO2298,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),North Coast Barrows,"Nine barrows on the north Cornish coast, between Portreath and Crackington Haven, were excavated by the late C.K. Croft Andrew on behalf ot the Ministry of Works Ancient Monuments Inspectorate between March 1939 and March 1944 in advance of airfield construction or other wartime threats. The results of these excavations are now published from the surviving notes and finds and give valuable information on the structural diversity and ceramic range within the barrow groups to which the sites belong.",,01/03/1939,31/03/1944 10095,379,ECO2103,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Rosecliston, Newquay","Rescue excavation found when digging a swimming pool The Rosecliston finds constitute a 'dagger-grave' beneath some kind of barrow. The cremation of an adult male, accompanied by pyre material, was associated with an extremely worn bronze(?) dagger of atypical form, perhaps related to the Harlyn Barrow III dagger and of mid- or late Wessex date; and an urn which is an outstanding example of the former Patchett Class B ribbon-handled group. The urn, linked by its decorative motifs with Urn I from the nearby Liskey barrow, a barrow which independently may be of early Wessex date, possesses a number of Longworth's primary traits and may thus be early within its own class. These considerations suggest a date no later than Wessex II - on present thinkng, the fifteenth century B.C. for the Rosecliston finds, cremation and barrow.",,01/01/1964,12/12/1964 10101,380,ECO1315,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Otterham Barrow,The excavation of this large and partially destroyed Bell-barrow revealed a remarkable structure built with skill and care for the burial of one person,,01/01/1960,31/12/1960 10101,381,ECO1316,Environmental Sampling,N/a,Otterham and Wilsey Barrow,"Pollen samples were taken in 1960 during the excavation of Otterham Barrow and later from an unexcavated barrow at Wilsey Down, 4 miles to the SE. Both samples provide evidence that there was a change during the Bronze Age from a forested landscape, through a stage where clearing were made in the forest, to one in which the area surrounding the barrows was treeless.",,, 10110,382,ECO1359,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Tregulland Barrow, Treneglos","The excavation of a Bronze Age barrow prior to its impending destruction found that the barrow had been mutilated for defence purposes. It revealed two phases of use, including a cremation accompanied by gravegoods (Abercrombie, type 3 food-vessel, plano-convex flint knife and a flint blade).A great number of cup-marked stones were incorporated into the barrow structure",,01/01/1955,12/12/1955 10111,383,ECO2298,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),North Coast Barrows,"Nine barrows on the north Cornish coast, between Portreath and Crackington Haven, were excavated by the late C.K. Croft Andrew on behalf ot the Ministry of Works Ancient Monuments Inspectorate between March 1939 and March 1944 in advance of airfield construction or other wartime threats. The results of these excavations are now published from the surviving notes and finds and give valuable information on the structural diversity and ceramic range within the barrow groups to which the sites belong.",,01/03/1939,31/03/1944 10119,384,ECO2298,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),North Coast Barrows,"Nine barrows on the north Cornish coast, between Portreath and Crackington Haven, were excavated by the late C.K. Croft Andrew on behalf ot the Ministry of Works Ancient Monuments Inspectorate between March 1939 and March 1944 in advance of airfield construction or other wartime threats. The results of these excavations are now published from the surviving notes and finds and give valuable information on the structural diversity and ceramic range within the barrow groups to which the sites belong.",,01/03/1939,31/03/1944 10128,385,ECO2263,Major Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Watch Hill, St Stephen-in-Brannel",Three potential barrows were excavated prior to dumping of china clay waste. Two proved to be non-barrows while the third had a long central pit containing a boat shaped wooden coffin with lid,,01/01/1974,12/12/1974 10129,386,ECO1238,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Woolley Barrow, Morwenstow","The re-excavation of this barrow revealed that the central area was surrounded byu a low wall of flat slabs of local stone. There were primary and secondary cremation burials. The find included a piece of amber, a broken Late Roman bead and some plaster-like material",,01/01/1968,12/12/1968 10129,387,ECO1245,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Woolley Barrows, Morwenstow","SummaryExcavations prior to road strengthening at Woolley Barrows demonstrated that the long barrow would not be destroyed except for the extreme end of its north flanking ditch. The round barrow, already excavated, is now totally obliterated and further destruction by road building is inconsequential.",,01/10/1976,20/10/1976 10156,388,ECO2041,Artefact Analysis,Partial Investigation,"Chysauster, Cornwall","SummaryIn March 1984, a Bronze Age Cairn and an extensive system of field boundaries and lynchets were excavated by the Central Excavation Unit. Two pollen sequences have been produced. The first of these is from the soils of the old land surface underlying the Bronze Age Cairn. This had indicated that the environment contained oak and hazel woodland which was disturbed by agricultural activity just prior to the construction of the monument. The second pollen sequence is longer and comes from a localised peat filled channell occurring downslope from the archaeological site. This sequence illustrates that the local vegetation had comprised oak and hazel woodland for a substantial length of time. In this profile, three phases of anthropogenic activity have been recognised and it is thought that these relate to the archaeological sites nearby. This had a substantial effect on this fen mire vegetation community and caused oscillations between willow and alder carr woodland.",,01/03/1984,01/04/1984 10156,389,ECO2083,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Chysauster, Gulval, Cornwall",Survey and selective excavation of an area of field system adjoining the Romano-British courtyard house settlement at Chysauster supported by soil and pollen studies and extensive landscape surveys. Excavation had two main elements: study of the rectilinear field system and excavation of a Bronze Age funerary cairn.,,1984-02-01T00:00:00,1984-04-30T00:00:00 10162,390,ECO483,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,Harlyn Bay,"A report by Rowan Whimster on the excavation of a circular structure at Harlyn Bay was published in CA 16, 1977. It was suggested that the structure may have been a shrine and that it was contamporary with the adjacent Iron Age cemetery. The note in CA47, 2008, reconsiders that interpretation in the light of the available radiocarbon dating and subsequent discovery elsewhere in Cornwall of comparable structures dating to second millennium cal BC.",,1977-01-01T00:00:00,1977-12-31T00:00:00 10163,391,ECO1305,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Trevone Cist Burial,"The excavation of a cist-burial exposed by cliff erosion revealed an extended inhumation with a bronze and a iron brooch and a shale bracelet, dating probably from the earlier part of the 2nd century B.C.",,01/01/1955,31/12/1955 10171,392,ECO2780,Artefact Analysis,Partial Investigation,Harlyn Bay Cist,"ConclusionThe Harlyn Bay cremation burial is unusual in national terms in that it appears to contain a number of individuals, the majority juveniles. However, it has a number of similarities with other Early Bronze Age cremation burials in Cornwall, and in particular the Trelowthas deposit. This hints at a tradition of multiple cremation or multiple burial of cremated individuals in this part of the region, and as such is of considerable interest.",,01/01/1990,12/12/1990 10171,393,ECO979,Field Observation,Partial Investigation,Harlyn Urn,"SummaryIn 1990 a stone covered pit containing a Trevisker Ware vessel was found eroding from the cliffs at Harlyn Bay and excavated. The vessel contained cremated bone from several individuals with come animal bone, quartz pebbles, and a small bronze pendant. A radiocarbon date on the cremated bone fell in the range 2120-1880 cal BC and is a valuable addition to the small number of securely-dated Early Bronze Age burials in Cornwall with metalwork associations. This early date also makes a major contribution to the debate on the sequence of Trevisker Ware as the vessel, of gabbroic clay, has a band of incised chevron decoration. Lipid residue analysis showed traces of ruminant dairy fat. This paper examines the significance of unmounded burial sites in Cornwall and also assesses the importance of Early Bronze Age burials around Harlyn Bay which have produced an unusually wide range of artefacts.",,1990-01-01T00:00:00,1990-12-31T00:00:00 10173,394,ECO3705,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Islands in a Common Sea; Archaeological Fieldwork in the Isles of Scilly 2006,"This report presents the results of the second season of fieldwork undertaken in the Isles of Scilly in July 2006 by the Islands in a common Sea project; a partnership between the School of History and Archaeology, Cardiff University and Cornwall County Council's Historic Environment Service.Sites investigated or recorded in 2006 include a Bronze Age entrance grave at Knackyboy Carn, St Martin's, and a series of geophysical anomalies at Normandy Farm, St Mary's. The artefacts from Knackyboy Carn, held at a number of Museums, were assessed. The lithic archive held within the Isles of Scilly Museum were also examined and clay from Butter Porth, St Martin's, was sampled for comparative ceramic petrological analysis",,2006-01-01T00:00:00,2006-12-31T00:00:00 10176,395,ECO1262,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Porth Cressa Cist Graves, St Mary's, IOS",SummaryExcavations in 1949 revealed part of a cist-grave cemetery in an ancient field. ,,01/01/1949,31/12/1950 10178,396,ECO869,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Poynter's Garden, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly",Several graves were noted during the excavation of foundation trenches; a subsequent rescue excavation found shallow cists with remains of skeletons in crouched position. The grave finds provided no solid foundation for dating. A possible hut circle contained Romano-British pottery.,,1961-01-01T00:00:00,1961-12-31T00:00:00 10206,397,ECO1368,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,Portmellon,A Bronze Age cemetery was found during building work. Most of the work was already finished by the time the author was alerted but he still found pottery and the evidence of two cists with evidence of cremations,,01/01/1959,12/12/1959 10207,398,ECO3569,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,North Cornwall STW pipeline mitigation,"In 2009, the Historic Environment Projects team (Cornwall Council) was commissioned by South West Water Ltd to undertake archaeological recording in mitigation of the impact of the construction of a 5.5 km long STW pipeline (Figs 1-4), running from Boscastle (SX 0951 9080) to Tintagel (SX 0531 8851).Following an archaeological assessment and the results from a geophysical survey, a programme of archaeological recording was carried out along the route of the pipeline. The programme of archaeological recording included controlled soil strips in those areas where there was thought to be high potential for buried archaeology. This included fourteen stretches of the pipeline and the five compounds. A watching brief was also carried out along the remainder of the pipeline corridor (Figs 1-4).The mitigation work identified a series of archaeological finds and features spanning the last 10,000 years, which included a Mesolithic flint working site at Gavercoombe Farm (Tintagel); approximately 31 prehistoric pits; a probable standing stone within a ditch at Trethevey; a possible standing stone at Bossiney; a Beaker cist or stone-lined pit close to California Quarry (Forrabury cliffs); a cist or stone-lined box at Trevalga; a prehistoric field system of probable Bronze Age date at Bossiney_; a Late prehistoric/early medieval cist grave cemetery at Forrabury; an early medieval cist grave and other structures at Tintagel. In addition ditches, boundaries, and other features dating from the medieval, and post-medieval periods were also recorded. The excavation of a prehistoric roundhouse at Trevalga is covered by a separate report. A possible Bronze Age cairn north of Gavercoombe Farm (Tintagel) was also discovered, although this lay outside of the pipeline corridor and was not further investigated.The archive report is the first stage in a programme of post excavation analyses which will lead to publication.",,2009-05-07T00:00:00,2010-03-31T00:00:00 10215,399,ECO2268,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Trebartha, Northill",Excavation of a cist discovered during ploughing produced a cremation accompanied by sherds of cord-ornamented pottery,,01/01/1975,12/12/1975 10238,400,ECO1195,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Bryher Cist, IoS","During autumn 1999, Cornwall Archaeological Unit and English Heritage carried out a programme of archaeological fieldwork following the discovery by a farmer of an Iron Age sword in a Porth Cressa-type cist grave on Bryher, Isles of Scilly (SV 8774 1441; Scheduled Monument NM no 15546). The fieldwork, funded by English Heritage, consisted of topographical and geophysical surveys, evaluation trenching, and excavation and reinstatement of the cist grave.Within the north-south orientated cist were the fragmentary remains of a crouched human skeleton, laid on its right side with its head to the north and facing to the west. In addition to the sword, which survived within a bronze scabbard, the grave goods included a mirror, shield fittings, a sword belt ring, a brooch and a spiral ring (all of copper alloy), together with a shattered tin object. There was also evidence for the grave having contained a sheepskin or fleece and woven textile incorporating goat and other animal hairs. This is the only known Iron Age grave to contain both a sword and mirror, raising interesting questions as to the gender significance of both these grave goods. The unique combination of metal objects will be central to future discussions concerning the development of British Iron Age metalwork. Analysis of skeletal material showed that the buried individual was about 25 years of age, although preservation of bone and DNA was too poor to determine the person's sex. A long bone fragment was submitted for radiocarbon dating, giving calibrated date ranges of 200-45 cal BC; the metalwork typology narrows this range to the first half of the first century BC. The dates indicate that the Bryher mirror is one of the earliest known, if not the earliest, British decorated bronze mirrors.The discovery of a second cist (not excavated) a few metres to the south west of the original one suggests the possible existence of a cist cemetery. The cists lie within an ancient terraced field system that appears to be broadly contemporary.Further evaluation trenching revealed Iron Age - Romano-British settlement remains at the southern end of the cist field, where a stone-walled building situated on top of a terrace contained a stone-lined drain and may have been used as a byre. After abandonment the building was infilled with domestic rubbish, including limpet middens and burnt material. Other contemporary settlement remains were uncovered in a field to the east where limpet middens overlay a substantial wall, on top of which was found a stone bowl. Stratigraphic and ceramic evidence indicates a break in occupation between the second century AD and the post-Roman period. Limpet middens, visible on the ploughed surface of the cist field and the field to the west, contained E ware, indicating renewed activity in the area centred on the seventh century AD.",,01/09/1999,31/10/1999 10239,401,ECO1069,Major Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Bosiliack,"The aims of the 1984 season, accordingly, were:to test contemporaneity, in the whole Bosiliack site-complex, of the huts, cairn and fields:to establish the date of a typical, small, Penwith Entrance Grave(or, chambered cairn), if possible with evidence of its primary use, in the light of the hypotheses:a) that such monuments are principally 'shrines' attached to early farming territories, in which burial deposits could be madeb) that the Land's End group (20+) provides the origin for the larger (80+), similar and possibly later group of Isles of Scilly entrance graves or chambered cairnsto extend contextual palaeo-botanical investigations in Scilly and Bodmin Moor to the high ground in West Penwith.",,1984-01-01T00:00:00,1984-12-31T00:00:00 10240,402,ECO1240,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Tregiffian, St Buryan","A megalithic passage was discovered, surrounded by a setting of large granite slabs. One of the stones blocking the entrance was cup-marked, another cup-marked stone had been set at an angle to the entrance, and a third was found lying in the SE quadrant. The floor was strewn with comminuted bone fragments, below were two pits: an oval one containing charcoal, stone, and cremated bone and a round one, holding an undamaged urn",,01/01/1967,31/12/1968 10241,403,ECO1950,Field Observation,Partial Investigation,Craig-a-Bella,"Summary:Excavation in the roadside bank near Poldhu Cove produced the lower half of a Bronze Age urn and a sherd decorated with small, circular indentations. Cremated bone was found in the urn.",,1984-01-01T00:00:00,1984-12-31T00:00:00 10244,404,ECO2231,Major Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Halangy Down, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly","The work during 1969 was for the most part concentrated within the courtyard house und comprised a detailed examination of the circular chamber, the courtyard, the small cell-like structure and the massive entrance to the courtyard. In addition the cob corn-drying ovens were completely bared and investigated while at the same time something of the character of the western limits of the excavated area was revealed in anticipation of further work in that area. In 1970 the excavation of a considerable area adjoining the eastern limits of the site was the main objective and there the robbed and ruined walls of a two-phased hut were bared. At the same time the problem of the relationship between the chamber excavated in 1950 and the building lower down the hillslope was enquired into. This involved a reconsideration of the wall of the lower chamber, and the location of a small cell-like chamber and of the remains of a building which had preceded both the structures in question. As well as this the footings and floor of a chamber, seemingly demolished in antiquity, were uncovered beyond the modified and blocked-off side chamber if the main courtyard entrance.",,1969-01-01T00:00:00,1970-12-31T00:00:00 10244,405,ECO3689,Management Recommendations,N/a,"Bant's Carn and Halangy Down, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly","In September 2009, Historic Environment Projects, Cornwall Council undertook an archaeological assessment of Bant s Carn burial chamber and Halangy Down ancient village, St Mary s, Isles of Scilly for Van Der Steen Architects; the archaeological assessment will be incorporated into the Periodic Condition report being compiled by Van Der Steen Hall for English Heritage as part of the Asset Management Plan Survey.Bant s Carn (NGR SV 9099 1229) and Halangy Down ancient village (centred at SV 99073 1237) form part of Scheduled Monument 15402, Entrance graves, standing stones, field systems, settlements and post medieval kelp pit and stone pit on Halangy and Carn Morval downs and are located on the same site, on the hillslope above the coast on the north-west side of St Mary s.The condition of Bant s Carn is stable but there are patches of erosion and signs of incipient rabbit burrowing on the south-east quadrant of the cairn. The information panel is weathered and outdated, should be replaced. The condition of Halangy Down ancient village is generally very good. The finger post by the west entrance is broken and needs repair or replacing. The information panel should be updated. There is a long wheel rut along the inner edge of the track by the north-west boundary. The driving of wheeled vehicles onto the site should be prohibited.The northern part of site is becoming overgrown with heather, although the roots are unlikely to cause damage to the structures the heather should not be allowed to obscure the buildings.There are occasional small patches of erosion where visitors climb up walls to buildings on different levels, and these should be monitored to prevent damage to the structures.",,2009-09-01T00:00:00,2009-10-31T00:00:00 10260,406,ECO3925,Major Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Gwithian - Ten Years' Work (1949-1958),"This little book is intended to describe, mainly for interested people with no special knowledge of archaeology or of early history, the result of ten years' excavation work at Gwithian",,1949-01-01T00:00:00,1958-12-31T00:00:00 40081,407,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Rudston #G69",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40085,408,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Dog Hill",Excavated August 1892 by Mortimer,,01/08/1892,10/08/1892 50025,409,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Tassell's Quarry","Finds retrieved by workmen during quarrying and presented to Maidstone Museum by the contemporary owner of the quarry, a Mr. W. H. Bensted. He reported that 'a number of pits containing evidence of burning were found by the workmen' (Thompson 1978, 128).",,01/01/1860,31/12/1860 50030,410,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Arnold's Quarry",Finds retrieved by workmen/members of the public during quarrying over a long period during the mid-20th century,,01/01/1931,31/12/1966 50044,411,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Ibornden Farm Railway Cutting ",Finds retrieved during the construction of a railway cutting,,01/01/1902,31/12/1904 40087,412,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Calais Wold #M86",Mortimer excavated this barrow in 1867 but it had already been disturbed by another antiquarian and only very scantily recorded ,,01/04/1867,03/04/1867 40088,413,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Painsthorpe Wold #M4",Intermittently investigated from 1860-76.,,01/01/1860,31/12/1880 40089,414,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Painsthorpe Wold #M200",Excavated 1877 by Mortimer ,,01/01/1877,12/12/1877 40090,415,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Painsthorpe Wold #M98",Excavated 1867 by Mortimer ,,01/01/1867,31/12/1867 40091,416,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Painsthorpe Wold #M102",Excavated 1867 by Mortimer ,,01/01/1867,31/12/1867 40093,417,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kirby Underdale #M83",excavated by Mortimer in May 1867,,01/05/1867,31/05/1867 50049,418,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Kings Sandpit",Finds recovered by workmen during sand extraction,,01/01/1953,21/12/1961 50050,419,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Hothfield Road Widening",Finds recovered during road widening between Hothfield and Ashford.,,01/01/1944,31/12/1944 50052,420,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Sandown Hill",Antiquarian excavation of tumulus.,,01/01/1893,31/12/1893 50053,421,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Highsted Chalk Quarry",Finds recovered by workmen during quarrying,,01/01/1922,31/12/1922 60064,422,646943,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Full Excavation (1950-),,"NB03NE 11 0997 3639The cairn at Cnip was noted by R B K Stevenson in 1972 and again by W F Cormack in 1973 (see NB03NE 14). It may be one of the sites seen ""near Berie Beach"" in 1936 by Lacaille (1937), but his directions are vague. In 1972 only part of the cairn showed through the sand as an irregular oval of boulders, and this led Stevenson to suggest that it might be a Viking grave, and to recommend excavation before it eroded further.It was excavated in 1976 and 1978 and proved to be a Bronze Age cairn of three periods, each associated with a burial, overlying a ploughed soil. The first burial was an inhumation in a short cist under an unusual D-shaped cairn with a well-defined kerb. This cairn was disturbed when a hole was dug through it for a small corbelled cist containg a cremation urn. Finally a kerb cairn with two concentric kerbs was built over the earlier structures. Within the central ring of the kerb cairn was an un-urned cremation burial.J Close-Brooks 1995",,01/01/1972,31/12/1973 60064,423,609834,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"NB 0998 3639 Several inhumation burials were recovered 19-24 January 2009 under the Historic Scotland human remains call-off contract. One of the burials was in a short cist that was eroding from the base of a large deflation hollow, close to the site of a previously excavated burial cairn and cist. A second burial site was discovered during the course of the fieldwork, when disarticulated bone was observed in the surface of a stone-covered mound 3m to the S. It consisted of the articulated and disarticulated remains of at least threeindividuals. They had been placed on a sandy mound that was partially revetted by a stone kerb and were accompanied by two jet beads and a copper alloy pin. A third feature that was initially thought to be the capping of a long cist was investigated to the N, but it proved not to seal any burials. The form of the excavated burials and the artefacts suggest a date in the 2nd or 3rd millennium BC, consistent with the other finds in the vicinity.Archive: RCAHMS (intended). Report: RCAHMS and Western Isles SMRFunder: Historic ScotlandOlivia Lelong ? GUARD",,2009,2009 60064,424,1007950,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"A Bronze Age kerbed cairn was excavated in the 1970s. It was constructed on top of a ploughed soil. Three phases of burial were found during the original excavation; a D-shaped cairn with a well-defined kerb, containing an inhumation in a short cist, a later intrusive small corbelled cist containing a cremation urn, and a kerb cairn with two concentric kerbs, built over the earlier structures, containing a cremation burial. A further corbelled cist was found during excavations in 1992. Further work in 2009 uncovered a short cist containing an inhumation burial and a sandy mound partially revetted by a stone kerb which contained the remains of at least three individuals. A shell midden has been recorded in association with this cairn.Visited by Scotland's Coastal Heritage at Risk (SCHARP) 15 November 2015",,2014, 60068,425,646651,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Full Excavation (1950-),"Cnip, Uig, Isle of Lewis","NB03NE 15 centred on 0994 3639 See also NB13NW 13, Viking burials at NB 100 365. The excavation of a Bronze Age cist burial took place during fieldwork concentrated on the adjacent putative Norse burials, which lay c10m to its NW. Excavation revealed an orthostatic, slab-lined, sub-rectangular cist with maximal internal dimensions of 1.2m from E to W by 0.9m from N to S. This contained a well-preserved crouched adult inhumation. The skeleton was enveloped within a distinct stained sand, deriving from the decay of the soft body parts and/or textiles. An intact undecorated vessel lying beside the skull was the only gravegood present. An arc of stones immediately above the orthostats of the cist represents the basal course of a corbelled vault above the burial chamber. This suggests that the cist must have been situated within a now eroded mound. The cist had been inserted through the existing ground surface, a small patch of which was preserved on the N side of the cist. Elsewhere all sand deposits outside the cist are almost entirely scoured. A rough arc of boulders around 1.5m from the S and W of the cist may have delimited the extent of the mound. Archive and publication reports of fieldwork results are currently in preparation. Sponsor: Historic Scotland CFA 1992.In August 1994 two further Viking Age graves were excavated beside the three adult burials recorded in 1992 (supra). Further erosion within a deflation hollow on the SE slopes of Cnip headland had revealed human bones in an eroding sand face less than 1m W of the 1992 excavations. A bone pin, two amber beads and a small quantity of human bone were recovered by a representative of Historic Scotland during an initial site inspection.Subsequent excavation revealed a substantially eroded grave, comprising a rounded scoop filled by light brown sand, and containing an infant orientated NW-SE. Only the skull and upper left torso of the skeleton were preserved in situ. A single amber bead was recovered from beneath the jaw, suggesting that it had formed part of a necklace.During cleaning of areas of exposed ground surface contemporary with the Viking Age cemetery a second grave was located adjacent to that detailed above. Upon excavation, it contained an undisturbed flexed neonate inhumation orientated approximately E-W. A small lump of iron, as yet unidentified, was located beneath the rear of the skull. The burial lay within a rounded scoop measuring 0.66m E-W by 0.48m by up to 0.20m deep and containing a light brown sand fill. As with the other burial, no surface marking of the grave was evident.Cleaning of exposed areas of ground surface on a terrace up to 3.8m wide revealed no evidence for further graves within c 9m SW and c 6m NE of the excavated grave group. The burials excavated in 1992 and 1994 therefore appear to have formed a discrete cluster, possibly reflecting familial or kinship relationships. The grave group lay on a level patch of ground, and it is likely that the graves were deliberately sited on a terrace on the hillside. No evidence for any formal boundary to the cluster of graves was identified.Three other eroding features were examined during fieldwork. A cluster of stones c 1.5m across, located c 1m N of a multi-phase Bronze Age cairn excavated by J Close-Brooks in 1976 and 1978, had been identified as a possible cist roof. No structure was revealed within the stones; two pits at least 1m in diameter were partly revealed in the trench immediately to the E of this. The stones lay on a Bronze Age cultivated soil previously identified by Close-Brooks, indicating that the features were broadly contemporary with the adjacent cairn.A disturbed cobble hearth was identified c 15m NE of the calm. An irregular patch of dark grey sand lay adjacent to the hearth. Two iron objects, possibly tacks or rivets, a lump of iron slag, and several lumps of charcoal were recovered from this deposit.Approximately 40m SW of the Viking",,01/01/1992,31/12/1994 60148,426,656114,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"NF66SW 2 c. 64 62 Martin (M Martin 1884), writing in 1703, refers to a 'stone chest' found on the Heisker Islands 'having an earthen pitcher in it which was full of bones'. When Beveridge (E Beveridge 1911) explored the area he found a cist containing human bones near the NW corner of Ceann Ear, close to which was a kitchen-midden, and he was informed of a group of six others upon the same island. Megaw and Simpson (J V S Megaw and D D A Simpson 1963) list Beveride's finds as cists ('not certainly ""short""') and Martin's discovery as closely paralleled by Childe's Type C graves (V G Childe 1946). M Martin 1884; E Beveridge 1911; V G Childe 1946; J V S Megaw and D D A Simpson 1963. The cists and midden were not located. Visited by OS (J T T) 18 June 1965.",,01/01/1703,31/12/1910 60148,427,567166,SUMMARY RECORD,,,"MONACH ISLES (off North Uist) also known as HEISKER A group of five low-lying sandy isles, of which the largest two, Ceann Iar and Ceann Ear are linked at low tide via the smaller isle of Sibhinis. Flanking these are Stocay to the east and Shillay to the west. Owned by the monastery of Iona from the late 14 th century, the group was referred to in 1575 as 'Heisker of the Nuns', and there is a reference to a monastic settlement on Shillay, although the precise location of these religious outposts has been forgotten. It was here that Lady Grange was kept prisoner in 1732 -4, having been kidnapped from her Edinburgh lodgings by a party of Highlanders whose Jacobite plot she had overheard and threatened to disclose. Her keeper, the tenant of Heisker, allowed her to attempt an escape, but she was betrayed and moved to St. Kilda. As with many other satellite Hebridean isles, the population of Heisker waxed and waned over the centuries. By 1810 it had dwindled to nothing, but was replenished during the Clearances and had risen to 13 5 by 1891. In 1928 there were only eight families remaining, and by 1942 all had left. Shillay is now owned by the Northern Lighthouse Board, the other islands by North Uist Estates. CEANN EAR is the largest of the Monach Isles, with a small 'village' overlooking Port Ruadh. Schoolhouse, c.1874 (now a bothy); missionhouse, c.1890s, and ruins of houses, some of which, unusually, had internal grain drying kilns in the Shetland manner. Taken from ""Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide"", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk",,, 60203,428,656858,ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING,,,"NF74NE 18 758 470. Coring revealed that midden deposits extended up to 20m inland and over a length of at least 60m along the exposed sand face. Its depth was about 3m. Excavation uncovered a series of superimposed drystone built structures, one of which had a sub-floor stone drain and radial walls, characteristic of a wheelhouse. J Barber 1984.",,1984, 60203,429,1000790,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"1984 excavation revealed burial overlain by wheel-house; 4 pits of which 3 contained animal (ox and sheep) and human bone, 1 human bone only. Remains of a single individual aged about 12 years and more probably male. Skeletons disarticulated by butchery, at or after time of death, with some evidence for subsequent excavation. Pits chronologically bracketed between 460 +/- 50 bc (GU-2161) and 385 +/- 50 bc (GU-2017) (Dates not calibrated for carbonate retention). J Barber, P Halstead, H James and F Lee 1989.",,01/01/1984,31/12/1984 60203,430,587431,PUBLICATION ACCOUNT,,,"NF74 3 HORNISH POINT ('Cnoc Mor')NF/758470 This wheelhouse with its associated middens in South Uist [3, fig. 1] was explored in 1984 and the detailed report has recently appeared on the internet, and this should be consulted for full details [8]. Coring first revealed that midden deposits extended up to 20m inland and over a length of at least 60m along the exposed sand face and to a depth of up to 2.5m; they were covered by up to 3m of blown sand. Excavation uncovered a series of superimposed drystone built structures, one of which had a sub-floor stone drain and radial walls, characteristic of the wheelhouse form of stone roundhouse [2]. The explorations also found a burial under the roundhouse [3, fig. 2], as well as four pits of which three contained animal (ox and sheep) and human bone. The burial ? which may be older than the roundhouse rather than a foundation deposit ? consisted of a single individual probably male and aged about 12 years. The skeleton had been dismembered by butchery probably some time after death when the body was partly decomposed, and the fragments distributed among the four pits. Cannibalism was ruled out as there were none of the marks of skinning, filleting and butchering which were found on the animal bones. Barber suggests that the boy may have died under ?inauspic-ious circumstances?, perhaps at sea, and had therefore been buried in this peculiar way when he was found on the beach [3, 778].The pits under the roundhouse were dated to between 460 +/- 50 bc (GU-2161) and 385+/- 50 bc (GU-2017); these dates are not calibrated for carbonate retention [3]. Sources: 1. NMRS site no. NF 74 NE 18: 2. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland, 1984, 45: 3. Barber, Halstead, James and Lee 1989: 4. Armit 1992, 212-3: 5. Armit 1996, 147, 149 and 155-57: 6. Gilmour 2002, 57, 63, 66: 7. Crawford 2002, 117 and 118: 8. See the Scottish Archaeology Internet Report at http://www.sair.org.uk/sair3/E W MacKie 2007",,2007, 60044,431,657186,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"NF76NW 9 centred on 7161 6823NF 716 682 Beaker pottery found here in 1976.Information from Miss M Harman to Ordnance Survey, 1976.Sherds of pottery and quartz flakes from this site were donated to NMAS by Miss M Harman.Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1979. On north shore of inlet to Loch Paible, at the base of exposed machair edge, a length of midden is visible over a maximum distance of 100m; in one area it is 0.95m thick but generally is 0.6m thick. It is underlaid by a possible old ground surface which is visible in section for c 200m. Several sherds of cord-decorated beaker, quartz pieces and animal bone have been recovered from this exposure. I Shepherd, A Shepherd and C Maclean 1978. A small Beaker midden is visible in the shore face of the tidal channel dividing Balranald from Paiblesgarry. Sherds were retrieved per Mr Alex MacAulay, Paiblesgarry and deposited at the NMAS. Probably the same site as above. I Crawford 1978.",,, 60044,432,579258,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"NF 7161 6823 During the course of a field visit by members of the Society in April 2008 it was noted that two small stone settings were eroding out of the sandy cliff face within 5m of the NGR for previously reported Beaker pottery (DES 1978, 35, 36). The settings were about 2m apart and appeared to have been constructed in the same strata of sand. Each consisted of two on edge slabs set approximately at right-angles to eachother, between which was a dark layer covered by a layer of rounded quartz pebbles. Given that Beaker pottery was found close by, it seems possible that these represent the largely eroded remains of cists, although other interpretations are possible.Funder: BEVARSMick Miles (BEVARS), 2008",,2008, 60044,433,609796,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,NF 7161 6824 Following a report to Western Isles Council that a burial was eroding out of the beach at Balranald a small excavation was undertaken to recover the archaeological remains before further erosion occurred. The project fell in the remit of the Historic Scotland human remains call-off contract. The burial had already been partly excavated and backfilled but had previously suffered from the effects of erosion. A skeleton was exposed but had been disturbed by erosion and many of the bones were not in their originalposition. The remains were recorded and removed to Glasgow for temporary storage on the 9 April 2009. A small sherd of possible Beaker pottery was also recovered.Funder: Historic ScotlandRobert Will ? GUARD,,2009,31/12/2009 60044,434,932398,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"The area of sand-dune excavated in 2008 appears to have been back-filled and the vegetation has since stabilised. No evidence of midden, stonework or other features was seen on the date of visit.Visited by RCAHMS (AGCH, IP) 31 May 2012.",,2012, 60182,435,656086,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,N/a,,"NF76SE 9 7763 6157. (Area : NF 776 617) Remains of what appears to be a wheel house, exposed by coastal erosion, are situated at A'Ceardach Ruadh (The Red Smiddy) on the west side of Baleshare Island where the machair ends in a sandy cliff above the beach. Two distinct floors were recognisable 8 or 9ft above HWMOST, and beneath the floors there was a deposit of stained sand with thick sherds. About 40 sherds of thinner, typical undecorated 'wheelhouse' pottery were found along the foot of the cliff, all apparently from the wheelhouse. (H Fairhurst and W Ritchie 1963) E Beveridge (1911) found slag and ashes here in quantity, and objects of flint, antler & pottery. He adds, apparently speaking of the area generally, '...Here cists and bones are sometimes disclosed... and pins of bone and brass have been found.' The finds are in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS). (PSAS 1922) E Beveridge 1911; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1922; H Fairhurst and W Ritchie 1963. NF 775 617. A skeleton was excavated in September 1964 at the Ceardach Ruadh prehistoric site. Details of the excavation are held by Mr Crawford. I A Crawford 1964. This site, at NF 7763 6157, is in the early stages of excavation. Without further information from the excavators it cannot be readily identified as a wheel-house. Visited by OS (J T T) 31 May 1965.A local informant states that sherds of ancient pottery are often found at Ceardach Ruadh.I Fraser 1973.NF 776 615 Small-scale salvage excavation of a cist burial, together with an assessment of coastal erosion was carried out on this previously excavated site. Tidal erosion has removed approximately 7m to 8m of the beach-front in the past 10 years and continues to expose cultivated soils and midden associated with the previously excavated prehistoric structures. Cut into the upper part of these deposits was a long cist containing an extended unhumation.The cist was overlain by stained sand with indistinct layer boundaries, over a buried soil of dark-brown sand, some 0.05m deep. This latter soil extended unbroken over the cist, separated from it by a thin layer of stained, grey-brown sand, indicating that the cist was roofed originally at ground level. The cist was cut directly into the top of layers rich in peat ash and other indicators of domestic midden. Less than half of the cist survived, the remainder having fallen onto the beach. The surviving structure indicated that the cist had been in excess of 1.3m in length, with a width at the surviving end of 0.5m, and a depth of 0.4m. It was lined with side slabs of local gneiss and capped wirth lintels of the same material. Two lintels survived of which the one nearest the erosion face had partially slipped, crushing and wdging the upper rib cage of the skeleton.The skeletal material appears to represent the remains of an extended inhumation aligned NNW (the head) to SSE. Two cattle teeth were found in the area of the neck and shoulders of the skeleton. These were the only non-human skeletal material in the burial and appear to have been deliberately placed. The burial is most likely to be Later Iron Age in date.Sponsor: Historic ScotlandI Armit 1993NF 776 615 Salvage excavation of a prone, male inhumation was carried out in May 2000. The skeleton was buried within the deep midden deposits of this known Iron Age site (NMRS NF 76 SE 9). It was oriented N-S, unaccompanied, in a shallow cut, and covered by a layer of white quartz beach pebbles. The surrounding layers of midden were virtually finds-free, and no dating evidence was recovered. It would seem likely, however, that the burial is part of the diffuse Iron Age cemetery known from earlier finds in this area. Sponsor:Historic ScotlandM MacLeod 2001",,, 60182,436,609725,EXCAVATION,Partial Investigation,,"NF 7754 6172 A small rescue excavation was carried out at the extensive midden and settlement site at Ceardach Ruadh, (NF76SE 9). Local school children helped to carry out the excavation as part of a collaborative project organised by the cultural co-ordinator service of the CNES education department, the Access Archaeology group and Uist Archaeology. The excavation focused on a small area on the foreshore where archaeological deposits had recently been exposed through erosion.The excavation revealed the remains of a possible Iron Age wheelhouse. An area of shingle was cleared, exposing deep floor deposits abutting a possible pier. Large amounts of animal bone and pottery were recovered from the floor deposits. Small finds included an almost complete pot and a single piece of flint. The pottery included wavy cordon decorations and everted rim ware indicating middle to late Iron Age dates. The remains lie 20m to the N of Iron Age structures and burials excavated in the 1960s to 1990s (NF76SE 9), andare probably part of the same settlement complex.Archive and Report: CNES SMR and RCAHMS (intended)Funder: Comhairle Nan Eilean SiarKate MacDonald and Rebecca Rennell ? Uist Archaeology 2009",,01/01/2009,31/12/2009 60182,437,587445,PUBLICATION ACCOUNT,N/a,,"NF76 1 A CHEARDACH RUADH ('Cheardach Ruadh', `Baleshare?) NF/7763 6157The remains of this probable wheel-house on Baleshare Island in North Uist have been exposed by coastal erosion (the name means 'The red smiddy'). Midden material in layers in the sand has been observed over the years, including plain ?wheelhouse pottery? in an upper layer [3, 1963] and, in a lower level, thick sherds. Human remains have been excavated at the site but the Iron Age dwelling, if it exists, remains unexplored.In the 1980s a programme of record-ing eroding archaeological sites in Bale-share was undertaken and a vast amount of data collected [9]. The methodology employed meant that only the eroding sections of sites were explored and that their nature could not be investigated in depth. One of the sites is thought to have been near or at the supposed wheelhouse and dumped material in a stone passage (`Block 7?) revealed most of a pot which bears a remarkable resemblance to that found in 1956 at Bruthach a? Tuath (NF75 1) in Benbecula [9, photo on p. 43]. The stratified sequence of radiocarbon dates obtained suggests that the Block 7 deposits, though not themselves dated, fall between about 2250 and 2120 bp [9, 40] ? that is probably in about the 3rd century BC.Sources: 1. NMRS site no. NF 76 SE 9: 2. Beveridge 1911, 229: 3. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1963, 31-2: Ibid. 1964, 33: Ibid 1975, 60: Ibid. 1984, 44: Ibid. 1993, 113: Ibid. 2001, 102: 4. Armit 1996, 28, 99, 149: 5. Gilmour 2002, 57: 6. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 56 (1921-22), 16 (donation): 7. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 105 (1972-74), 325 (donation): 8. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 107 (1975-76), 333 (donation): 9. See the Scottish Archaeology Internet Report at http://www.sair.org.uk/sair3/.E W MacKie 2007",,2007, 60182,438,993374,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"NF 77630 61590 An excavation was undertaken 6?18 January 2012 of a possible cremation urn, which had been discovered in eroding sand dunes. The ongoing erosion has created 4m high W-facing dunes and the urn was exposed near the base of a sequence of midden deposits. The midden extends c40m to the N, 10m to the S and is c1.5m deep.The pot had been deliberately deposited above a layer of midden material. Although the base of the pot was intact the vessel was not complete and only one side of the pot, which had collapsed, was in situ. The pot is an undecorated, straight-sided, bucket-shaped vessel, and has a straight rim with a slightly bevelled interior. The pot contained nine quartz pebbles within loose dark brown sand. There was no evidence that the pot had contained cremated material. However, a thin black residue was visible on the inner surface of the pot. The contents of the pot were recovered for further analysis. The pot was covered by further midden deposits. A setting of five, irregular shaped stones which had been set within one of the upper deposits may have been placed to mark the pot?s location. Further midden deposits had accumulated above the stone marked layer, one of which contained several pieces of plain pottery, a bone point and unworked bone.A large amount of archaeological material has been recorded at Ceardach Ruadh over the last century, and the progressive and ongoing erosion has revealed a complex sequence of Late Bronze Age to Late Iron Age activity, as well as a number of burials. It is probable that the pot and midden form part of this prehistoric settlement complex.Archive and report: RCAHMS (intended). Report: CNES SMRFunder: Historic ScotlandKate MacDonald, Uist ArchaeologyRebecca Rennell, 2012",,01/01/2012,31/01/2012 60182,439,1007935,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"ShoreUPDATE:A 2-3m thickness of midden material comprising peat ash with frequent marine shell, bone and pot exposed along 50-60m of eroding dune face. A small amount of stone, just appearing appears to be laid horizontally. No sign of other stone structures yet. They may survive in the mound of which the midden forms the seaward side.This is almost certainly the beginnings of the erosion of a further wheelhouse; part of the settlement of which wheelhouse 9609 c. 200m to the north is part.Visited by Scotland's Coastal Heritage at Risk (SCHARP) 22 September 2014",,2014, 60182,440,1000789,ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING,Partial Investigation,,"NF 776 615 The site was initially cored to establish the horizontal extent of the midden exposed in the sand dune by erosion. Humus-stained sand and midden deposits were found up to 100m from the beach and for at least 50m along its length. The midden face was straightened, drawn and sampled. The partial remains of a drystone circular structure and other stone structures were found. On either side, the midden was about 3m in depth beneath 1m of clean sand. A second midden was found beneath the first, separated from it by about 0.5m of clean sand.J Barber 1984c.",,01/01/1984,31/12/1984 60104,441,656828,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"NF77NE 15 7684 7520 (NF 7684 7520) - Chambered cairn or long cist lying upon Geirisclett, almost exactly at high-water-mark on the extremity of a small point. It was investigated by Beveridge who found three of its sides intact but the east end entirely lost. At that point there were slight indications of a narrow passage bending towards the south. Part of a fallen capstone was found at the western end and what appeared to be the main capstone a few yards away. The chamber was paved throughout. Finds included fragments of pottery, a flint scraper and a broken hammerstone. (E Beveridge 1911) The site was visited by Miss Henshall in 1962, when the cairn was found to be considerably robbed and disturbed: on the south side stones have been built into a rough breakwater projecting from the cairn to make a sheltered landing-place. (Information from MS, A S Hensall [Chambered Tombs of Scotland, Vol. 2]) The finds are in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS). E Beveridge 1911; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1912. The remains of this much-robbed cairn are generally as described and planned by Henshall. The chamber is in a good state of preservation. To the east of the chamber, on the high-water-line, is the probable capstone, with another large stone to its north. Surveyed at 1/10,560. Visited by OS (W D J), 21 June 1965.NF 7684 7520 A trial excavation was conducted, by the author in association with CFA, in the chamber of this Neolithic tomb which had been previously investigated by Erskine Beveridge in the first decade of this century (NF 77 NE 15). The chamber lies at HWM and is highly vulnerable to tidal erosion and scouring.Excavations revealed an inner and outer chamber divided by a substantial threshold slab. The inner chamber was neatly paved, as Beveridge had suggested, and also incorporated a hearth in its NW corner. Further excavation, in a 1 x 1m area where there was no paving, revealed underlying and apparently undisturbed deposits, the earliest of which was a dark silty material banked up against the sides of the chamber.Paving in the outer chamber had been all but removed by scouring, apparently since Beveridge's time, revealing a partial lower paving of small stones and a post-hole containing two sherds of Neolithic pottery (Hebridean Ware), probably residual.The paving and associated features in both chambers appear to date to a period after the removal of the tomb's capstones, possibly in the Bronze Age or later, and may relate to secondary buildings built into the body of the cairn. The excavations have, however, demonstrated the survival of earlier deposits and artefactual remains at risk from further erosion and scouring.Sponsor: Historic ScotlandI Armit 1996.NF 7684 7520 Further excavations were conducted during May 1997 at the Neolithic chambered tomb of Geirisclett (NMRS NF 77 NE 15). Trial excavations in 1996 (Armit 1996) had demonstrated that primary tomb deposits in the burial chamber and passage areas had survived previous investigations c 1900-10 by Erskine Beveridge, but that these were now under threat of scouring by tidal action. The 1997 season was designed to excavate fully any deposits surviving in the burial chamber and passage areas in advance of their destruction. The structure of the cairn was not examined as it is not considered to be at risk in the medium term. The burial chamber is an open-ended rectangle, 2.7 x 1.4m, and is divided into two compartments by upright sill stones c 0.5m high. Its walls are defined by five large orthostats, 1.15-2m high. The passage leading to the chamber is c 2.1m long and of uncertain width, and the kerb of the cairn was traced running in a gentle arc to the N from the passage for c 4.5m.The inner compartment of the burial chamber contained a sequence of fills which can be divided into four units - patches of a primary floor, in situ secondary fills, disturbed secondary fills, and tertiary paving associated with hearths. It",,01/01/1901,31/12/1910 60104,442,578944,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"This chambered cairn is situated at the present high water mark where it is still susceptible to tidal movement and erosion. The cairn is largely as described by Henshall and it remains unclear whether the large prostrate slab at the SW side of the chamber entrance was a portal stone or an upright of a facade. Excavation of the chamber and its floor deposits in 1997 revealed that it was divided into two compartments by upright sill stones 0.5m high, and presumably these stones equate with those shown on Henshall?s plan and described in the accompanying account as `two small stones placed across the chamber floor? (page 516). However, Beveridge?s photographs of the chamber taken in 1908 do not appear to show these stones and indeed the interior appears relatively stone free. This suggests that Beveridge?s photographs were taken after he had cleared the chamber of `the accumulated rubbish?, and raises the possibility that he introduced the sill stones, perhaps in an attempt to stabilise the sides of the chamber and minimise further tidal erosion.Visited by RCAHMS (ARG,SPH) 31 August 2009",,2009, 60149,443,656769,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"NF77NE 9 7683 7618. (Name: NF 7683 7618) Sithean an Altair (NAT) OS 6""map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904) Sithean an Altair is a small mound of sand situated near the centre of Vallay. Probable Late Bronze Age cremations were found in 1904 and later. From 12 to 14 cists contained burnt bone or ashes: two had incomplete cremations and two others contained rounded quartz pebbles, of which about 260 were found during the excavation. Various levels suggests burials over a long period. E Beveridge 1911. Sithean an Altair is a featureless area of uneven ground now under cultivation. Visited by OS (J T T) 22 June 1965.",,01/01/1904,31/12/1911 60038,444,921086,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"The remains of this chambered cairn are as described and planned by Henshall. At least two sub-oval buildings (the larger 5.0m by 4.0m) lie among the cairn stones and there are the possible outlines of another in the cairn debris to the south. Surveyed at 1/10,560. Visited by OS (W D J) 17 June 1965.",,1965, 60038,445,921087,DESK BASED ASSESSMENT,N/a,,"(NF 7516 7101) Tigh Chloiche (NR) OS 6""map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903) Tigh Chloiche, South Clettraval, a chambered cairn, has been much disturbed by secondary buildings and its present form bears little relationship to its original plan. The narrow and almost parallel-sided chamber is surrounded on the N, E and S by traces of what appear to be circular buildings. Four orthostats of the chamber remain on the SW but the northern part cannot be traced. The entrance was from the E but nothing can be seen of the passage walls. Large flat stone slabs lie displaced outside the chamber and, whereas the extent of the cairn is fairly well marked to the N. and E., it drops to an extensive low spread to the S and SE. Finds of potsherds are in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS). A S Henshall 1972, visited 2 May 1962.",,1965, 60038,446,921129,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"From RCAHMS 1928, 79234. Chambered Cairn (ruined), Tigh Cloiche, South Clettraval.On the south-eastern slope of South Clettraval, some 750 yards north of Loch Vausary, at an elevation of about 225 feet above sea-level, is Tigh Cloiche, a ruined chambered cairn. What survives is a mere fragment of the mound with the remains of the chamber quite exposed. The cairn seems to have been of the circular variety with a diameter of at least 60 feet, but it is now an irregular mass of stones measuring some 56 feet from east to west, 53 feet from north to south, and 5 feet in height, with two detached heaps of stone lying on the south or lower side. The chamber, which has been curvilinear with a diameter of possibly 9 feet, has been formed of slabs set on end, six or seven of these on the south and west remaining near their original position. The largest of these slabs on the south of the chamber stands 4 feet above the debris in which it is embedded, and measures5 feet in width and 8 inches in thickness; its top stands 9 feet above the outer level on the south side of the cairn. Within the chamber are two large cover stones or perhaps one broken longitudinally in two; taken together they show a length of 8 feet 6 inches and a breadth of 7 feet 7 inches. The entrance passage is not traceable, but it seems to have run out from the chamber slightly to the north of east. A fine, large slab, 9 feet long, 3 feet 10 inches broad, and 11 inches thick, lying just outside the east of the chamber, which possibly may not have been disturbed, has the appearance of the inner lintel stone of the passage. Between it and the edge of the cairn and on the south-west and north slopes are many large slabs. Some fragments of pottery were found by Dr. Beveridge on the floor of the chamber and the passage.North Uist, p. 252.North Uist xxxiv. Visited by RCAHMS 9 September 1914",,1914, 60038,447,578952,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Lying immediately to the E of a modern fence in peat moorland, the remains are as planned by Henshall, though there are considerable doubts whether these relate to a chambered cairn or a round house. The sheer quantity of stones argues that this probably was a cairn, but it is not clear whether all of the four orthostats recorded on Henshall?s plan belong to the chamber. The lintels are set on piers within their line. While these may have been robbed from a chamber, in their present position they are more likely to roof a later domestic structure. Amongst the stone debris, there are traces of at least another two subrectangular buildings.Visited by RCAHMS (ARG,SPH) 31 August 2009",,2009, 60038,448,864404,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"NF77SE 14 7516 7101. (NF 7516 7101) Tigh Chloiche (NR) OS 6""map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1903) Tigh Chloiche, South Clettraval, a chambered cairn, has been much disturbed by secondary buildings and its present form bears little relationship to its original plan. The narrow and almost parallel-sided chamber is surrounded on the N, E and S by traces of what appear to be circular buildings. Four orthostats of the chamber remain on the SW but the northern part cannot be traced. The entrance was from the E but nothing can be seen of the passage walls. Large flat stone slabs lie displaced outside the chamber and, whereas the extent of the cairn is fairly well marked to the N. and E., it drops to an extensive low spread to the S and SE. Finds of potsherds are in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS). A S Henshall 1972, visited 2 May 1962. The remains of this chambered cairn are as described and planned by Henshall. At least two sub-oval buildings (the larger 5.0m by 4.0m) lie among the cairn stones and there are the possible outlines of another in the cairn debris to the south. Surveyed at 1/10,560. Visited by OS (W D J) 17 June 1965.Lying immediately to the E of a modern fence in peat moorland, the remains are as planned by Henshall, though there are considerable doubts whether these relate to a chambered cairn or a round house. The sheer quantity of stones argues that this probably was a cairn, but it is not clear whether all of the four orthostats recorded on Henshall?s plan belong to the chamber. The lintels are set on piers within their line. While these may have been robbed from a chamber, in their present position they are more likely to roof a later domestic structure. Amongst the stone debris, there are traces of at least another two subrectangular buildings.Visited by RCAHMS (ARG, SPH) 31 August 2009",,01/01/1901,31/12/1950 60038,449,933241,MEASURED SURVEY,,,Plane table and SRA method analytical survey of chambered cairn and attendant roundhouses.,,2012,2012 60098,450,921056,FIELD VISIT,Partial Investigation,,This chambered cairn is so mutilated that only the chamber and passage are surveyable. Visited by OS 17 June 1965. and partially excavated by RCAHMS in 1966,,01/01/1966,12/12/1966 60098,451,921108,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Taken from RCAHMS 1928, 78233. Segmented Cairn (ruined), South Clettraval.About 400 yards south-east of the summit of South Clettraval and about 450 yards north-west of the chambered cairn (No. 234; NF77SE 14),at an elevation of about 400 feet above sea level, is a fragment of a segmented cairn, the stones no doubt having been utilised in the construction of the dun (No. 178; NF77SW 24), which encroaches on the western side of the cairn. The whole of the mound has disappeared with the exception of a slight heap lying to the south of the megalithic long chamber which was covered by the cairn and which has partly survived. Of this chamber and the entrance passage the western end slab, a stone 5 feet 2 inches in length, 3 feet in height, and 10 inches in thickness, and four of the slabs on the south side remain in situ, the south-western corner of the chamber being undisturbed; the side slabs reading from the west measure 8 feet6 inches, 5 feet 5 inches, 4 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 6 inches in length respectively, the extreme slabs being 3 feet and 2 feet 9 inches in height. The chamber and passage, which run east-south-east and west-north-west, have been 30 feet in length, and, judging from the slab at the west end, the former has been about 5 feet in breadth at that part. Parallel to the most easterly side slab, and 2 feet to the north of it, the edge of a slab just appears above ground, possibly giving the width of the passage near its entrance. To the south is a displaced stone of considerable size.North Uist xxxiv (unnoted). Visited by RCAHMS 9 September1914.",,1914, 60098,452,579259,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"NF 7499 7135 During the course of a field visit by members of the Society in April 2008 it was noted that a cup-marked stone was lying loose near the base of the S side of the cairn. The stone measured c0.25 x 0.25m and the pecked cup mark was 75mm in diameter. The stone was left as found and the Western Isles archaeologist notified.Funder: BEVARSDiana Coles (BEVARS), 2008",,2008, 60098,453,864516,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"NF77SW 15 7499 7135. A Clyde-type, chambered long cairn, wedge-shaped, 95ft (29m) long E-W with, at the E end, an impressive facade, mainly orthostatic, through which the chamber, c. 34 1/2 ft (10.5m) long, was entered and in front of which was a paved forecourt. A kerb consisting of massive blocks, averaging 2 1/2ft (0.7m) high can be traced in stretches. The cairn was severely damaged and robbed for the building of an iron age aisled round-house (NF77SW 24) which was inserted into its W end. The site was excavated by Scott in the 1930s and 1940s; finds from the cairn, now in NMAS, include beaker sherds. E Beveridge 1911; RCAHMS 1928;W L Scott 1935; 1947; A S Henshall 1972. This chambered cairn is so mutilated that only the chamber and passage are surveyable. Visited by OS 17 June 1965. This chambered cairn is situated on the leading edge of a terrace in peat moorland and is largely as planned and described by Henshall. The cairn material has been heavily robbed for the construction of an Iron Age round house that overlies its W end (NF77SW 24). At its E end, the orthostats of its once impressive facade have fallen and lie displaced, those on the S originally forming a near continuous line of six slabs reducing in height towards the outer edge of the cairn. The chamber, entered from the E, comprises five compartments and is set on a slight curve, though it is not central to the surviving cairn material.Visited by RCAHMS (ARG, SPH) 31 August 2009",,, 60098,454,578948,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"This chambered cairn is situated on the leading edge of a terrace in peat moorland and is largely as planned and described by Henshall. The cairn material has been heavily robbed for the construction of an Iron Age round house that overlies its W end (NF77SW 24). At its E end, the orthostats of its once impressive facade have fallen and lie displaced, those on the S originally forming a near continuous line of six slabs reducing in height towards the outer edge of the cairn. The chamber, entered from the E, comprises five compartments and is set on a slight curve, though it is not central to the surviving cairn material.Visited by RCAHMS (ARG,SPH) 31 August 2009",,2009, 60098,455,566913,SUMMARY RECORD,,,"Chambered Cairn, Clettraval 4th-3rd millennia bc Neolithic tomb of a rectangular form associated with the Clyde area, but virtually unique in the Hebrides. Originally wedge-shaped with a compartmented chamber, this 'long cairn' has been much robbed, although most of the large slabs supporting the chamber walls survive. To its west, the site of an Iron Age wheelhouse.Taken from ""Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide"", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk",,2008, 60098,456,974220,MEASURED SURVEY,,,A measured survey of the cairn and roundhouse was undertaken by RCAHMS.,,2012,2012 60142,457,921036,FIELD VISIT,,,"Approx. NF 7084 7202. Mr Macdonald (L Macdonald, Tighary) stated that the skull and cist were uncovered by his grandfather, about 100 years ago, close to a spot where he himself dug up a skeleton, of no great age, in 1956. There is no evidence of a cist to be seen at the site. Visited by OS ( J T T), 24 June 1965.",,1965, 60142,458,656781,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"NF77SW 4 c. 7084 7202 An inhumation in a short cist was found by a crofter in his garden at Tighary. The grave was cleared of its contents, which included 'a skull so vast that when placed on his (the finder's) own head it covered his shoulders'. The bones were later re-interred. J V S Megaw and D D A Simpson 1963; J V S Megaw 1963. Approx. NF 7084 7202. Mr Macdonald (L Macdonald, Tighary) stated that the skull and cist were uncovered by his grandfather, about 100 years ago, close to a spot where he himself dug up a skeleton, of no great age, in 1956. There is no evidence of a cist to be seen at the site. Visited by OS ( J T T), 24 June 1965.",,01/01/1850,31/12/1850 60142,459,934557,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"An upright slab, measuring 0.7m high by 0.45m broad and 0.12m thick, and leaning slightly to the N, stands in a field of pasture immediately SW of the cottage at Tighary. The present occupant of the cottage, who recalls that the stone lay fallen when found, believes it to have once formed part of a cist, although no comparable stones are visible. Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, ATW), 30 May 2012.",,2012, 60174,460,656574,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"NF85SE 4 8728 5380. NF 873 537 Rossinish, Benbecula. Many early horizons have been recently revealed by wind erosion in a large isolated machair hillock. At a low level and endangered by the sea is a complex burial site of cremation pits, slab cist, and at least one beehive tomb. Skeletal material and pottery were found. Mr Peter Morrison, Grimsay, reported this site and a rescue operation was carried out here in August (1964) on behalf of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS). I A Crawford 1964. The only remaining significant feature at this site is the remains of a small, almost circular, yard, about 2.5m in diameter by 0.3m high, at NF 8728 5380, around which there are numerous middens. Visited by OS (R D) 8 June 1965. No conclusions as yet, but provisional dating is Neolithic Beaker period. Information in telecommunication from I A Crawford, School of Scottish Studies.NF 8724 5381 Decorated and plain Iron Age pottery found 4th September 1999. Site identified during a desk-based coastal zone assessment by GUARD.David Sneddon, 2006.",,01/08/1964,30/08/1964 60112,461,656217,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"NF86NW 4 80033 66859See also NF86NW 18 (Iron Age house). A square cairn, with a Hebridean type chamber, excavated by Scott in 1935 and 1939 (W L Scott 1950). It measures 53ft (16.1m) along each side and 4ft (1.2m) in maximum height. The facade in the ESE and the peristalith, where visible, are of orthostats alternating with drystone walling. The chamber, entered through the facade, contained a cist-like structure with inhumations. Pottery from the cairn included Grooved Ware, Beaker and Cinerary Urn as well as its definitive round-based ware. Some 23ft (7m) from the SW corner of the cairn is a standing stone, 10ft (3m) high and 5ft (1.5m) wide, facing the centre of the cairn. In the early iron age a stone-walled house (NF86NW 18) was built into the NE corner of the cairn. E Beveridge 1911; RCAHMS 1928; W L Scott 1948; A S Henshall 1972.",,01/01/1935,31/12/1939 60112,462,629736,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Situated on a terrace on the SW flank of Unival, this chambered cairn is largely as described and planned by Henshall. Though the cairn is said to be `almost square in plan?, it may be more D-shaped, with the facade on the ESE bowing outwards and the NNW and SSW sides narrowing slightly towards the rear, WNW, side. The cairn is grass grown with loose stones strewn across its interior and is defined by a peristalith of large slabs with little evidence of drystone masonry surviving between them. What may have been the stone forming the WSW corner lies flat, partly hidden in the heather. The entrance is more or less central to the facade with a short passage 1.4m long leading to an oval chamber; both the passage and chamber are set askew to the axis of the facade. Seven slabs make up the chamber, the tallest standing 2m high at the rear, W, end. The axis of the chamber extends through this slab and coincides not only with the tallest stone still standing on the WNW side of the peristalith, but also the largest stone on the facade. The remains of an Iron Age house (NF86NW 18) overlie the E of the cairn, while on the WSW, 7m beyond the peristalith, there is an impressive standing stone. This measures 1.45m in breadth by 0.15m in thickness and stands 2.6m in height in a water-filled peaty hollow with some chocking stones exposed around its base. Visited by RCAHMS (ARG,SPH) 23 September 2010",,2010, 60150,463,657292,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"NF87NE 12 8878 7735 and 8879 7735. (NF 8878 7735) Stone Cists (NR) Containing Human Remains found AD. 1845 OS 6"" map, Inverness-shire, 2nd ed., (1904) Three stone cists were found. Name Book 1978. NF 887 773. A short cist containing a crouched female skeleton, a fragment of burnt bone and two small sherds comparable with 'wheel-house' pottery (Information from R J C Atkinson) was ploughed up by John Macaskill in 1955 on his land, 300 yards W of Newton House, and was examined by members of the Edinburgh University Archaeol Soc in 1957. J V S Megaw and D D A Simpson 1963. The short cist was sited at NF 8879 7735 (Information from Mr Donald MacAskill, Newton, North Uist) but has been ploughed over. Site surveyed at 1/2500. No further information could be obtained about the cists found AD.1845. Visited by OS (N K B) 22 June 1965.",,01/01/1845,31/12/1845 60163,464,657610,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"NF87NE 6 899 782. (Area : NF 900 784) Several ruined cists have been found by Beveridge on the sandy slope at Rudha na Traghad, a little to the east of Port nan Long. One contained an inverted urn with evidence of a cremated burial. The vessel had a crudely incised ornamental design on its flat base and nearby was a circular flat stone which would fit exactly the inverted mouth. The quantity of potsherds over the area suggested a kiln, and in addition iron slag and red ashes were found, as if from a furnace. Other finds included bone pinds, bronze brooches, two pieces of flint, boat rivets of Viking type etc., and part of a small clay crucible. (E Beveridge 1911) The finds are in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS). E Beveridge 1911; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1912; 1922; 1948. Nothing was seen of the cists, but there is an extensive spread of midden material and fragmentary building remains in the area of open dune centred at NF 8992 7820. Visited by OS (J T T) 26 June 1965.",,01/01/1901,31/12/1910 60163,465,1000791,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"A midden was traced up to 40 m from the beach and for a length of over 100m. A section cut across the exposed midden face revealed dark stained sand and midden deposits to a depth of about 1.5 m. Possible stone wall foundations seen within the eroded debris were of post-medieval date.J Barber, 1984.",,1984, 60055,466,657268,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"NF87NW 1 8242 7843. (NF 8242 7843) '... a ritual complex, of an orthostatic circle with associated cists amounting to a graveyard clearly extending well beyond the limits of this excavation,' was partially explored in 1964. It lies some 400ft due NW of the main mediaeval settlement at Udal (NF87NW 2). The complex appears to have been systematically robbed (so far as excavated at present) by the depositors of a large midden heap which abutts on to the ritual enclosure. Pottery fragments and the structures themselves indicate a Bronze-to-Iron Age dating. Excavation was abandoned as the discovery did not relate directly to the mediaeval settlement. I A Crawford 1964. Further evidence, but not yet conclusive, indicates a Neolithic-Iron Age burial complex. Information in telecommunication from I A Crawford (School of Scottish Studies) to OS.",,01/01/1964,31/12/1964 60055,467,587494,PUBLICATION ACCOUNT,Full Excavation (1950-),,"NF87 6 THE UDAL (`Coileagean an Udail?)NF/824783These are four aisled wheelhouses, probably dug-out, in North Uist [7, 232-3]. They appear to have been built into a slope and therefore to have been partly dug-out and partly free-standing. The site at Udal is one of the most remarkable in north-west Europe and consists of several mounds containing structure and occupation layers spanning the last three or four millennia. It was excavated for many years in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by Iain Crawford but full details of the discoveries are not available yet, and several interim reports have to be relied on.Judging from the small scale plan available [7, 122] three of the wheelhouses at Udal form a fairly tight cluster, like Foshigarry (NF77 6). Some further architectural details can be gleaned from Crawford?s comments and table [7]. Four C-14 dates are listed in his table of dates [7, Table 15] and they all fall into the first and second centuries AD. A piece of 3rd century Roman pot in a late wheelhouse context was also found [7, Table 17].Sources: 1. NMRS site no. NF 87 NW 1 and 2: 2. RCAHMS 1928, 273, no. 89: 3. Crawford 1965: 4. Crawford 1966: 5. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland, 1966, 29: 6. Armit 1992, 51-2: 7. Crawford 2002.E W MacKie 2007",,2007, 60059,468,656931,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,N/a,,"NF99SE 4 970 914. (Area NF 970 915) Evidence of settlement is apparent among the sandhills on the neck of the Rudh 'an Teampull promontory to the N of the church An Teampull (NF99SE 6), the whole area being littered with shells, unornamented hand-made pottery and occasional animal bones. The area contains a grave (5ft 2ins x 1ft 6ins) formed by stone slabs set on edge, within which were found a few skeletal remains. Circular heaps of stones (12ft diameter x 1ft high) resembling cairns; a group of structures consisting of a circular setting of stones (9ft diameter), like a hut circle; a circular ring of stones (4ft 3ins diameter) with an inch-thick dark layer at foundation level; and another circular ring containing only clean sand. On the edge of a sandhill area (34 x 13ft) with rounded corners outside the S corner of which is blackened sand indicating a fire-place. RCAHMS 1928. Little is now to be seen in this area of dunes, centred at NF 9700 9144, except a few small mounds, resembling clearance heaps, in a hollow, and what is probably the 'grave' described by the Commission. This latter, at NF 9697 9145, is defined by eleven small stones on edge, and is oriented N-S. There is no sign of skeletal remains and the setting bears little resemblance to a cist or later grave. There are traces of cultivation both within and with- out the wall which spans the headland to the S, but this is probably fairly recent. (See NF99SE 6 for possible association with chapel and broch site) Visited by OS (A A) 3 July 1969.",,, 60059,469,992212,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"NF 9734 9132 During fieldwork in 2011, a suspected Mesolithic buried land surface and midden deposits were identified eroding from a coastal erosion section at Temple Bay, below 8m of machair (DES 2011, 187). Hazelnut shell fragments were recovered from bulk samples taken from the site and submitted for radiocarbon dating. The results indicated occupation of the site ranged between 5715?5386 cal BC (SUERC-38832: 6750?30 and SUERC-38834: 6525?30 calibrated using OxCal 4.1), confirming the site as the third identified Mesolithic site in the Western Isles.Further sampling of the eroding section was conducted 4?7 September 2012. The eroding section was cleaned back to expose a 5m stretch of deposits that were photographed, drawn and geo-referenced using GPS. Bulk samples were taken of all excavated material. In addition, multiple spot, column and Kubiena samples were taken for geoarchaeological analysis.The site consisted of a buried land surface, a scoop feature and associated midden deposits. The scoop cut into the old ground surface and associated midden deposits and this feature was filled with an ash spread and a shell-rich midden deposit. The Mesolithic remains were overlain by a substantial machair dune. Processing of the bulk samples recovered thousands of burnt and unburned shellfish, fish and animal bones, charred hazelnut shells and charcoal. Worked flint and quartz flakes were also retrieved. The site continues to be threatened by erosion, and the exposed section was reinstated with stones and turf.Archive: To be decidedFunder: National Science Foundation of America, Historic Scotland and Durham UniversityMJ Church, Durham UniversityRR Bishop, E Blake, C Nesbitt, A Perri, S Piper, PA Rowley-Conwy, L Snape-Kennedy, 2012",,01/01/2012,31/12/2012 60049,470,777386,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"NB23SW 33 21796 34735NB 2179 3473 A prehistoric burial cairn and a scatter of quartz flakes (some 400 pieces) were found as a result of preliminary road works. This was followed by partial excavation by CFA on behalf of Historic Scotland, establishing that the cairn has an unusual kerb about 8.4m diameter.The cairn is located in a field, on a gently rising summit immediately W of the existing road, A859.M R Curtis and G R Curtis 1995.NB 2179 3473 In the course of road widening through Breasclete, a hitherto unknown kerb cairn of unusual morphology was revealed. Located 1.6km from the Callanish standing stones, the new site seems to form part of the wider ceremonial complex. When soil stripping for the road improvement scheme began, R and M Curtis discovered a scatter of flaked quartz on the line of the road. Work on the road was delayed by Western Isles Council whilst an excavation was carried out between October and December 1995.The identified structure was deturfed and excavated by hand, and three phases recognised.Phase 1: Pre-cairn features. An old ground surface was present below the main material of the cairn. Ard marks were sealed beneath this cairn material, predominantly in the NE quadrant. The ard marks ran both N-S and E-W. No ard marks were discovered outside the area occupied by the cairn. Whilst this may reflect differing preservation, especially as the general area has been cultivated in more recent times, a ritual explanation cannot be discounted.A large number of post-holes were also sealed by the old ground surface (see entry below). It is probable that they were cut from a higher level than the old ground surface, but were only preserved coherently beneath this layer. Certainly a number of the post-holes seem to flank the path into the cairn (see below) and should properly be regarded as part of phase 2, although they only survived as negative features in the till. Phase 2: The kerb cairn. The cairn was unusual in having two kerbs. The outer kerb was c 8m in diameter and roughly circular. It was constructed of large local stones, laid flat, not set on end as appears to be the case in most other kerb cairns. It had been heavily robbed in places, surviving at its most complete in the SW quadrant. In the NE quadrant both kerbs had been heavily disturbed. The inner kerb elsewhere was formed of smaller stones and survived particularly well on the W side of the monument, although its shape could still be discerned on the E side. It took the form of a flattened circle, the flattened portion being on the E side. It appeared that the 'mathematical construction axis' of this inner kerb points directly up the avenue of the main site at Callanish. The maximum diameter of the inner kerb was about 6.5m.A central cist within the cairn was formed by three orthostats (one alleged) set into the subsoil. A slightly broken, plain cremation urn lay next to the W orthostat and a quantity of the cremated bone which had spilled from the urn was found to its S. No covering slab was found. It is possible that such a slab had been robbed, as the site had been horse-ploughed and drained, and had no significant overburden. An organic covering can also be envisaged. Pollen analysis of samples taken from the central cist may confirm this.A pathway of flat-laid slabs led to the central cist from the NE. This feature was apparently flanked by posts (see above).The SW portion of the cairn was heightened by the presence of large boulders. The remainder of the inner cairn material was of redeposited peaty soil. Layers of orange and black burnt peat were predominant in the cairn construction in the NW portion. Although no stratigraphic link existed between the central cist and this burnt material, it is probable that the peat was deposited later, as it respected the cist spatially. This argues against the peat having been burnt in situ; a hypothesis which will be tested by the analysis of magnetic susceptibility samples taken",,01/10/1995,31/12/1995 60200,471,828217,ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVALUATION,Partial Investigation,,"NB56SW 71 5039 6368NB 5039 6368 The evaluation was undertaken of the findspot of a human burial near Swainbost. The burial was eroding out of a sand face above the high water mark. Excavation established the burial was a supine inhumation, orientated NE-SW, which had been placed in a grave cut through sand. Only a small proportion of the burial was in situ. A trench was excavated to the W of the grave. This revealed that a significant proportion of the torso of the skeleton had slumped down in a block of sand. An iron artefact was located adjacent to the right side of the pelvis. (GUARD 1072).Sponsor:Historic Scotland G MacGregor 2001",,01/01/2001,31/12/2001 60204,472,842030,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Full Excavation (1950-),,"NB13NW 57 1048 3795GUARD excavated a single crouched inhumation as a result of a human remains call-out contract at Pabay Mor, Isle of Lewis. Although the burial had been disturbed and partially redeposited, the majority of the skeletal material was preserved in situ. The body was buried on its right side, with the legs extremely tightly flexed. A number of artefacts were also recovered during the course of the excavation: a polished pebble and a smoothed, worked piece of pumice were found in the upper spine region. Overlying the ribs and vertebrae a smashed, but almost complete, pot of was found. Preliminary analysis of the fabric suggests a prehistoric, possibly Bronze Age, date.The finds and human remains have been deposited with Stornoway Museum.Sponsor: Historic ScotlandGUARD 2002 (MS/1069/73); information from RCAHMS (SO), 2003.NB 1048 3795 The partially redeposited remains of a crouched burial, aligned N-S, were discovered at Pabay Mor.The body was buried on its right side with the legs extremely flexed. No trace of a cairn or cist was found, although the burial was clearly defined by the extent of a darker, silty sand layer. A large headstone, which clearly cut the dark layer, lay at the W end of the burial. The dark soil lay directly under the topsoil and cut into windblown sand below. At first only three small areas of human remains were apparent, but with further careful excavation it became clear that most of the remaining burial remained undisturbed and partially articulated. It is likely that redeposited bones recovered from the machair topsoil above originally belonged to the crouched burial, as the elements missing from this burial are all to be found in the group of redeposited remains - many of which also had dark staining. In the process of excavating the mandible and upper spine, a polished pebble and a smoothed worked piece of pumice were recovered. Immediately to the E of the headstone a broken, almost complete pot was uncovered lying smashed on its side. The fabric is suggestive of a prehistoric, possibly Bronze Age, date. The ribs and vertebrae to the W of the mandible were overlain by the pot. (GUARD 1313)Sponsor:HSR Barrowman 2002.",,01/01/2002,31/12/2002 60042,473,858688,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,N/a,,"NF60SE 115 655 028NF 655 028 AOC Archaeology Group was commissioned by Historic Scotland to carry out an archaeological evaluation during November and December 2005 in an area of eroding sand dune in which human remains had been identified. On arrival four exposed cist burials were identified and due to the imminent threat of erosion were excavated. The cists were found to comprise of edge-set slabs and rounded beach stones. Four crouched inhumations were recovered from the cists. A survey of the surrounding area identified stone settings eroding out of the dunes.Archive to be deposited in NMRS.Sponsor: Historic Scotland.Martin Cook, 2006.",,01/12/2005,31/12/2005 60042,474,551598,EXCAVATION,Partial Investigation,,NF 655 028 AOC Archaeology Group was commissioned by Historic Scotland to carry out an archaeological evaluation during November and December 2005 in an area of eroding sand dune in which human remains had been identified. On arrival four exposed cist burials were identified and due to the imminent threat of erosion were excavated. The cists were found to comprise of edge-set slabs and rounded beach stones. Four crouched inhumations were recovered from the cists. A survey of the surrounding area identified stone settings eroding out of the dunes.Archive to be deposited in NMRS.Sponsor: Historic Scotland.M Cook 2006,,01/12/2005,31/12/2005 60042,475,551599,GROUND SURVEY,N/a,,NF 655 028 AOC Archaeology Group was commissioned by Historic Scotland to carry out an archaeological evaluation during November and December 2005 in an area of eroding sand dune in which human remains had been identified. On arrival four exposed cist burials were identified and due to the imminent threat of erosion were excavated. The cists were found to comprise of edge-set slabs and rounded beach stones. Four crouched inhumations were recovered from the cists. A survey of the surrounding area identified stone settings eroding out of the dunes.Archive to be deposited in NMRS.Sponsor: Historic Scotland.M Cook 2006,,2005,2005 60022,476,968816,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"These mounds were visited during the course of the Orkney Barrows Project. Linga Fiold 1: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 18.0m. Height 2.0m. Linga Fiold 2: Ditched Bowl. Diameter 12.0m. Height 1.0m. Very large stone blocks visible. Linga Fiold 3: Bowl-shaped. Height 0.1m. Almost levelled. Linga Fiold 4: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 7.0m. Height 0.2m. Linga Fiold 5: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 13.0m. Height 0.7m. Some small scattered stones visible. Linga Fiold 6: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 15.0m. Height 1.10m. Very large stone blocks visible. Linga Fiold 7: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 11.0m. Height 0.6m. Some flat stones on top. Linga Fiold 8: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 8.0m. Height 0.6m. Linga Fiold 9: Bowl-shaped. Diameter 9.5m. Height 0.7m. Linga Fiold 10: Was not recorded at time of visit. All the mounds are best visible to the SE for 1km to the Burn of Lyking. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1993",,1993, 60022,477,643216,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Full Excavation (1950-),,"HY21NE 19 264 153. (Group of eleven: HY 264 153) Tumuli {NR} OS 25"" map, Orkney, 1st ed., b(1881). This group of fifteen or sixteen mounds, constructed mainly of earth (and several of which seem to have been severely mutilated) vary from 15ft to 52ft in diameter and from 12 ins to 5 1/2ft in height. If these are the mounds referred to by Clouston (New Statistical Account [NSA] 1845) the largest was 50 yds in circumference and 7 1/2 ft high, formed of wet adhesive clay, and contained a cremation burial with urn, which was inverted and shaped like an inverted flower-pot, in a short cist. The urn was placed in the Orkney Nat Hist Soc Museum. The next largest, 34 yds in circumference and about 6ft high, contained five short-cist cremations and a pit cremation. RCAHMS 1946. A group of thirteen barrows, generally as described by the Commission, situated at the SW end of a prominent ridge, about 150ft OD. The largest and most southerly (A) is undoubtedly the barrow which contained the single short-cist cremation. The urn cannot be located. The other barrow specifically mentioned above is 11m to the NW (B). A cist protrudes through the top of a third (E) and large depressions are in the centres of barrows A and B, and two others, G and H. Resurveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 18 May 1966.Several mounds of this large Bronze Age burial cemetery were excavated during July to September 1994 as part of the Orkney Barrows Project. The aim of the excavation was to gauge the archaeological potential of mounds after several forms of damage common to such earthworks had taken place. Accordingly mounds in a range of conditions were excavated, from those that had been ploughed flat to some that were still reasonably upstanding.A great number of burials were discovered, all of which were cremations, both as primary burials underneath the mounds, and in cists and pits around the mounds. Of the mound of which there were no surface remains (27) [at HY 2638 1536] there survived remnants of the mound material and old land surface, both of which were very disturbed. In the northernmost of the mounds (9) [at HY 2642 1541] the central burial survived intact despite extensive rabbit burrowing throughout the mound fabric, and comprised a cist containing a cremation accompanied by a pot lid. Corbelling was placed over the cist and a kerb surrounded it, after which the mound was built. A second episode of mound construction had included the insertion of a cist above and off centre to the first.A cist containing a cremation was also found to be the first element of the other severely truncated mound (3) [at HY 2645 1528]. While the lid of this cist had been removed by the plough and a side slab displaced, the cremation remained substantially undisturbed.A similar sequence of events to that described for mound 9 above could be traced at mound 8 [at HY 2641 1538]. A large cist was surrounded by a well-faced single-coursed kerb, and the mound built up with a succession of deposits of soil. A rectangular stone box containing burnt organic material was covered by a very much more substantial kerb which surrounded a second major episode of mound enhancement.It was mound 7 [at HY 2640 1535] which had been the focus of the most post-mound activity. The sequence that can be ascertained so far is that a large central cist containing a cremation was located next to a pyre. A circular setting of stone slabs at the top of this mound lay directly above this primary burial. A clay platform was laid in a crescent formation around the N side of the mound, which sealed a stone box containing burnt material, and a pyre site on the W side, and the ruins of a ring cairn surrounding a pit containing a cremation on the NE side. Upon the platform another ring cairn was constructed, and it would appear that a structure was built onto one side of this cairn. This structure appeared to have been a building, inside which the area to the S w",,01/07/1994,30/09/1994 60022,478,567763,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"A cist was excavated in Mound 9, at HY 2643 1542, in 1992.H Moore and G Wilson 1995",,01/01/1992,31/12/1992 60022,479,567762,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Several mounds of this large Bronze Age burial cemetery were excavated during July to September 1994 as part of the Orkney Barrows Project. The aim of the excavation was to gauge the archaeological potential of mounds after several forms of damage common to such earthworks had taken place. Accordingly mounds in a range of conditions were excavated, from those that had been ploughed flat to some that were still reasonably upstanding.A great number of burials were discovered, all of which were cremations, both as primary burials underneath the mounds, and in cists and pits around the mounds. Of the mound of which there were no surface remains (27) [at HY 2638 1536] there survived remnants of the mound material and old land surface, both of which were very disturbed. In the northernmost of the mounds (9) [at HY 2642 1541] the central burial survived intact despite extensive rabbit burrowing throughout the mound fabric, and comprised a cist containing a cremation accompanied by a pot lid. Corbelling was placed over the cist and a kerb surrounded it, after which the mound was built. A second episode of mound construction had included the insertion of a cist above and off centre to the first.A cist containing a cremation was also found to be the first element of the other severely truncated mound (3) [at HY 2645 1528]. While the lid of this cist had been removed by the plough and a side slab displaced, the cremation remained substantially undisturbed.A similar sequence of events to that described for mound 9 above could be traced at mound 8 [at HY 2641 1538]. A large cist was surrounded by a well-faced single-coursed kerb, and the mound built up with a succession of deposits of soil. A rectangular stone box containing burnt organic material was covered by a very much more substantial kerb which surrounded a second major episode of mound enhancement.It was mound 7 [at HY 2640 1535] which had been the focus of the most post-mound activity. The sequence that can be ascertained so far is that a large central cist containing a cremation was located next to a pyre. A circular setting of stone slabs at the top of this mound lay directly above this primary burial. A clay platform was laid in a crescent formation around the N side of the mound, which sealed a stone box containing burnt material, and a pyre site on the W side, and the ruins of a ring cairn surrounding a pit containing a cremation on the NE side. Upon the platform another ring cairn was constructed, and it would appear that a structure was built onto one side of this cairn. This structure appeared to have been a building, inside which the area to the S which was roughly paved with slabs which overlay a cremation pyre, and an area to the N along which a long piece of stone furniture was positioned.In between the clay platform and the mound many cists and pits with burials in were inserted. This was the latest phase of activity at this site. The cists and pits also surrounded and respected the ring cairn and building. Some of the small stone boxes were post holes rather than cists, and presumably acted as markers for the cists, as cists and pits did not intercut. Small upright stones amongst the cemetery also seem to have fulfilled this role. A path of small stone slabs led into this cist cemetery from the W.The SW quadrants of both mounds 5 [at HY 2644 1531]and 6 [at HY 2645 1533] were excavated, and both mounds were surrounded by",,01/01/1994,31/12/1994 60022,480,567761,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"A group of thirteen barrows, generally as described by the Commission, situated at the SW end of a prominent ridge, about 150ft OD. The largest and most southerly (A) is undoubtedly the barrow which contained the single short-cist cremation. The urn cannot be located. The other barrow specifically mentioned above is 11m to the NW (B). A cist protrudes through the top of a third (E) and large depressions are in the centres of barrows A and B, and two others, G and H. Resurveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 18 May 1966.",,1966, 60178,481,643128,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY21NE 26 2699 1549. HY 270 155 A short cist was ploughed up on the top of a natural mound, c. 1940, by Mr.A.Robertson. The cist, though filled with earth, is in situ and is constructed of flagstones set on edge, with a cover-stone: the bottom is thought to be flagged. It contained a steatite urn and the remains of a skeleton, thought to have been crouched. The urn was presented to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. (EK 44) by Mr Robertson in 1952.(Mr G N Robertson) H Marwick 1951. The find spot of the cist, as described above, was pointed out on the ground by Mr G W Robertson (Information given by Mr G W Robertson to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) and on private 6""map 14 September 1949.) at HY 2699 1549. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 20 May 1966.",,01/01/1940,31/12/1940 60178,482,619912,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Extract from letter from the finder. (To NMAS 14/9/49) The cist was 4ft long by 2.5ft wide by 3ft deep. There is an illustration of the urn fig 6(a). Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.],,, 60186,483,968786,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"No mound was visible at the time of visit as part of the Orkney Barrows Project. The location is very prominent, visible for at least 5km to the NE and SW. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1993",,1993, 60186,484,643093,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY21NW 10 2403 1553. A short cist was found in or before January 1885 in a low natural knowe on Gyron Hill, within 50 yds of several other mounds (including HY21NW 9). The cist contained a few burnt bones and a small steatite urn, 4 1/2 - 5 inches across the mouth, 3 - 4 inches across the base, and 3 inches high, with a flat incised band below the rim. The urn is in the author's collection at Skaill House. W G T Watt 1885. The site could not be positively identified but it may be a small natural knoll at HY 2403 1553. The present whereabouts of the urn could not be located It is not in the Skaill House collection, nor in Stromness Museum. Tankerness House is being renovated and the museum relics are in temporary store. Visited by OS (RL) 18 May 1966.",,01/01/1885,10/01/1885 60186,485,619767,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"Small oblong vessel of steatite, adorned with an engraved sunk line under the mouth-rim, 12.5cm by 11.5cm by 8cm high. Its form is peculiar, so it is not quite sure that it dates from the Viking period, though this is probable. The vessel is well executed, apart from its bottom being a little crooked.Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,, 60008,486,643578,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY21NW 15 2388 1913. (HY 2388 1913) Tumuli (NR) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1903). Three ancient burial mounds, the largest of which was opened by Sir Joseph Banks (Name Book 1880) before 1772, disclosing three cists, one of which contained beads. These may be the jet necklace reported by Low as having been found by Banks in the area.(Information from G Low 1879) The type of cists is not stated but Banks records two variations in the vicinity, one - a short cist of five rough-hewn stones, covered by a small cairn and overlaid by sand, and the other - a cist of six stones, the sixth forming the floor, inserted into the sand-hills, some times in layers. They contained skeletons of men, women and children, but whether crouched or extended is not known. The Commission, in 1928, found it impossible to locate the three published mounds among so many of their kind. RCAHMS 1946. Only two sandy grass-covered mounds can now be identified with any of those published on the OS 6"" - B and C. A - HY 2379 1912, no trace, possibly ploughed out. B - HY 2382 1915 - a large, well-shaped circular mound, 1.8m. high, possibly a natural sand-dune. C - HY 2389 1915 - a low spread mound, 1.2m. high, possibly a natural sand-dune. D - HY 2394 1915 - Mrs Linklater (Information from Mrs Linklater, Millcroft, Beyskaill.) pointed out the spot where, while quarrying for sand c.1945, a mechanical excavator exposed a capstone below which was a human skull. This site occurred under a mound similar to the others, but only a fraction of its west side now remains. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (AA) 20 May 1967.",,01/01/1771,12/12/1771 60008,487,567818,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Only two sandy grass-covered mounds can now be identified with any of those published on the OS 6"" - B and C. A - HY 2379 1912, no trace, possibly ploughed out. B - HY 2382 1915 - a large, well-shaped circular mound, 1.8m. high, possibly a natural sand-dune. C - HY 2389 1915 - a low spread mound, 1.2m. high, possibly a natural sand-dune. D - HY 2394 1915 - Mrs Linklater (Information from Mrs Linklater, Millcroft, Beyskaill.) pointed out the spot where, while quarrying for sand c.1945, a mechanical excavator exposed a capstone below which was a human skull. This site occurred under a mound similar to the others, but only a fraction of its west side now remains. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (AA) 20 May 1967.",,1967, 60008,488,608656,GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY,N/a,,"HY 2388 1913 (centred on) A survey of c25ha is currently being undertaken in the Bay of Skaill joining up the work of previous surveys (WHA IBZ Phase XI 2008) with that undertaken as part of this project. The work mainly involves gradiometer survey but EM (electromagnetic) work has been carried out on a sub-sample of the area.Initial results and analysis indicate that the windblown sands identified in the northern fields of the WHA XI work continue across the current survey area and that little of archaeological importance is visible. This may reflect the burial of sites by significant amounts of sand and the consequent weakening of magnetic enhancement to below readily detectable levels. The existence of former sand quarries in this area is indicative of the depth and extent of the sand deposits. Further analysis and interpretation is required, but this survey work adds to a detailed picture of c70ha around Skara Brae and the Bay of Skaill, significantlyenhancing our ability to understand this landscape.Archive: OCGUFunder: University of OxfordMary Saunders ? Orkney College Geophysics Unit",,2009, 60173,489,643014,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY21NW 35 242 195. The site was discovered during sand quarrying. It consisted of a rock cut pit, 3.2m by 3.4m by 2m deep, forming a chamber against the west wall of which a free-standing stone cist, 1.6m by 1m by 1m high, was inserted. A single capstone covered the cist. A drystone wall was built against the wall opposite the cist and the space between the two roofed with capstones. The cist contained both inhumations and cremations, one of the latter being placed in an urn. It was clear that the burials did not represent a single deposition, but that the cist had been reused at least once. In addition to skeletal remains from the burials, the cist contained the remains of organic fibrous material, of vegetable origin. A slate pot lid was found immediately outside the N end of the cist. Cremated human bone, along with a large deposit of vitrified material, was found in a narrow space between the west side of the cist and the chamber wall. The vitreous matter may represent funeral-pyre material. Sponsor: SDD HBM-AOC. M Dalland 1989d.",,01/01/1989,12/12/1989 60173,490,621093,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"Discovered during quarrying the capstones of the cist collapsed under the weight of a lorry, revealing a rock-cut pit forming a large chamber, at the W end of which a free-standing stone cist had been inserted. The pit was narrowed and a passage created along its eastside.The cist contained both inhumed and cremated burials; one of the latter being placed in an urn. Stratified evidence suggests that the cist had been opened at least once. Also contained the remains of organic fibrous material of vegetable origin.Full account held in OR detailed records.M. Dalland 'A Rock-cut Tomb at Sandfiold, Orkney' in A.O.C. Annual Report, 1989, pp4-6Information from Orkney SMR 1989",,1989, 60121,491,643015,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY21NW 4 2402 1537. (HY 2402 1537) Stone Cist found A.D. 1866 (NAT) O.S.6""map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1903). This short cist was still in situ in 1880, only the cap- stone having been removed, and measured about 2ft long by 15 ins broad and deep. It contained ashes and an urn. Name Book 1880. There is now no trace of this cist, the site of which is now a small quarry. Visited by OS(RL) 18 May 1966.",,01/01/1880,31/12/1880 60121,492,619765,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"Stone Cist found A.D. 1866. It contained ashes and an urn, it is situated a short distance West of site of Burial Ground and a short distance South of Gyran. The Cist still remains where it was found, the top-stone, or lid, only having been removed. It is about 2ft long by about 15in in breadth and depth. [R1]Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,, 60001,493,968785,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"This bowl-shaped mound measures 15.0m by 15.0m and 0.55m in height. It is visible for up to 3km to the SE and for 1km to the NW. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1993",,1993, 60001,494,642738,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY21NW 9 2410 1574. A steatite urn was found, in 1883, in the centre of a tumulus on Gyron Hill (within 50 yards of several other mounds, including HY21NW 10). The urn, about 15ins in diameter at the mouth and 11ins high, has two incised lines below the rim, and is in the author's collection at Skaill House. It contained calcined bones, and stood mouth upright on a flat stone, 'built round with stones, and across the top of the building and over the urn was laid a heavy flag cover. Clay had been packed above and around the outside of the cist.' 'The only implement found about the mound was a rude stone 19ins by 4ins and about 2ins thick' which was noticed by a Mr Robert Stewart Clouston. W G T Watt 1885. There are the ploughed-down remains of a barrow, 16.0m in diameter and 0.8m high, at HY 2410 1574, on the summit of Gyron Hill. The urn is in the possession of Col H W Scarth at Skaill House. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (RB) 19 May 1966.",,01/01/1883,31/12/1883 60001,495,567815,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"There are the ploughed-down remains of a barrow, 16.0m in diameter and 0.8m high, at HY 2410 1574, on the summit of Gyron Hill. The urn is in the possession of Col H W Scarth at Skaill House. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (RB) 19 May 1966.",,1966, 60063,496,968701,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"This bowl-shaped mound was visited during the course of the Orkney Barrows Project. Measuring 22.1m by 20.3m and 1.55m in heigt, it is prominent in the surrounding landscape die to its large size. It was noted that the mound is seen by many visitors. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1994",,1994, 60063,497,643219,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY21SE 11 2951 1348. (HY 2951 1348 - see also HY21SE 12) Tumuli (NR) Urn found A.D. 1854. OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1903). This mound, frequently called the 'Plumcake Mound', was described by Thomas in 1851 as circular, rising 'nearly perpendicularly for 5 ft, when it becomes almost flat on top, or ratherr is surmounted by a very depressed cone. Its diameter is 62 ft and height 9 ft'. (F W L Thomas 1852) Excavations in 1854 by Petrie and Farrer located two short cists, the one containing a large steatite cinerary urn with triple grooving just below the rim, the other a clay urn, both urns containing calcined bones. The steatite urn is in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS EK 1). A broken stone pestle, and a block of stone with two rows of incised rings round it similar to those on the stone urn were also discovered in the course of excavations. G Petrie 1859; G Petrie 1927; RCAHMS 1946. This cairn is not known locally as the 'Plumcake Mound' and no further information could be obtained about the finds. It now measures 22.0m. NW-SE by 20.0 m. transversely, with a maximum height of 2.7m., and contains much stone in its grass-covered slopes. Numerous excavations have reduced the central area to one of circular depressions and trenches, in which no trace of the cists found by Petrie and Farrer could be seen. Resurveyed at 1.2500. Visited by OS (RB) 25 April 1966. The 'John O'Groat Journal' in 1854 describes the excavation of graves and a baked clay urn with bones at this site.M Howe 2006",,01/01/1864,31/12/1864 60122,498,644135,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY21SE 23 2563 1439. Cist burial found on the farm of Arion, Stromness, on 20th May 1966. The cist slabs, which were 'neatly grooved and lapped at the corners to prevent inward collapse' were removed but left on the site. Then skeleton appeared to have been wrapped in some fibrous woven fabric, part of which has been preserved. A report is to be submitted for publication in the Proc Soc Antiq Scot. Information contained in a letter from Evan MacGillivray, Co. Librarian Kirkwall, to R B K Stevenson, National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) 23 May 1966. The find-spot of this short cist was indicated by Mr MacGillivray at HY 2563 1439.(Mr E MacGillivray, County Librarian, Kirkwall.) The grooved-and-lapped side stones are to be preserved in Kirkwall Museum in due course: the piece of woven fabric is being sent away for analysis. Visited by OS (RB) 6 June 1966.",,20/05/1966,20/05/1966 60071,499,993861,WATCHING BRIEF,Partial Investigation,,"HY 2829 1172 A watching brief was carried out, 28?29 January 2013, during the excavation of a narrow trench cut into the W-facing slope of the mound at Unstan Cairn. The work aimed to determine the depth and nature of deposits overlying the concrete cap sealing the monument?s original masonry, and to investigate the possibility of inserting some form of drainage. The excavation revealed that up to c1m of overburden had been placed above the concrete. A small part of what may have been original masonry was revealed and left undisturbed.Archive: RCAHMS (intended)Funder: Historic ScotlandAndrew Hollinrake, Kirkdale Archaeology, 2013(Source: DES)",,2013,2013 60071,500,644229,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY21SE 5 2829 1172. (HY 2828 1172) Chambered Mound (NR) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed, (1903). An Orkney-Cromarty stalled chambered cairn, fully described by Henshall. It is under the guardianship of Historic Buildings and Monuments (HBM) who have roofed the chamber in concrete and turfed the mound. The lintel of the side cell, which is a replacement, bears a number of runes and the drawing of a bird. The excavations of 1884 by Clouston (R S Clouston 1885) yielded a large number of neolithic potsherds (Unstan ware), which are now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) (under E0 136-70), and several flint implements including leaf-and barbed-and-tanged arrowheads (NMAS E0 171-5). Remains of skeletons were found throughout the chamber. The compartment into which the passage opens contained several crouched skeletons and there were two others in the side cell. A S Henshall 1963; RCAHMS 1946; V G Childe and W D Simpson. A MOW plaque describes the cairn as the 'Knowe of Onston', although there are variations of the spelling. It is as described and planned by Henshall. Resurveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (RB) 11 May 1966.Orkney-Cromarty round cairn with a stalled chamber.J L Davidson and A S Henshall 1989.HY 2828 1172 A watching brief was undertaken in May 2001 during the digging of a trench around Unstan Chambered Cairn (NMRS HY 21 SE 5), designed to take a new fence around the monument. The trench revealed no definite prehistoric remains.Sponsor:Historic Scotland D Murray and G Ewart 2001HY 282 117 A watching brief was undertaken in May 2002 during the excavation of a new track and car parking area for Unstan chambered cairn (HY 21 SE 5). No significant archaeological discoveries were made. Archive to be deposited in the NMRS.Sponsor:HSG Ewart and D Murray 2002'The Orkney Herald' and 'The Orcadian' describe the excavation of the site in September 1884. 'The Orcadian' in 1907 mentions that the mound was still open to the elements.M Howe 2006",,, 60071,501,558289,GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY,N/a,,"HY 285 140 The programme of geophysical investigations in and around the `Heart of Neolithic Orkney? began in 2002 and to date approximately 240ha have been surveyed including this year?s season (Phases X) which started in May 2007 and is still ongoing. Gradiometry and resistance survey at the Point of Onston around the chambered tomb and within the fortified promontory have revealed a number of anomalies of archaeological interest although the data suggest that few remains exist beyond the visible earthworks. Resistance survey over Big Howe Broch has confirmed the `lightbulb? shaped enclosure ditch suggested by previous gradiometer survey and has detected part of the tower which is approximately 30m in diameter. There is some suggestion of additional stone structures. Elsewhere gradiometer survey has detected numerous responses indicative of ridge and furrow cultivation. Some discrete areas of enhanced response have also been located which may be of archaeological interest.Archive deposited with the Geophysics Unit, Orkney College.Funder: Historic Scotland, Orkney Islands Council, Orkney Archaeological Trust, Orkney College Geophysics Unit.",,2007, 60123,502,643605,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,HY22NE 30 256 278,,, 60123,503,621189,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Casual Observation,,"Cist orientated WNW-ESE, measuring internally 1m by 0.48m by 0.58m deep, found during ploughing in April 1978. Cremated bone and cramp found in SW corner. Bones were of one individual, no more than 30 years old. Insufficient collagen for C14 dating. Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,01/04/1978,30/04/1978 60036,504,1009509,ANTIQUARIAN OBSERVATION,N/a,,Drawings by George Petrie of sites in Orkney and Shetland in sketchbook MS 28/487/7 in the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection.,,1862,1870 60036,505,643767,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY22NE 4 2537 2678. (HY 2537 2678) Haughster Brough (NR) (Stone Cists, Deer Horns etc found A.D.1847) O.S.6""map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1900). Before excavation, Haughster, Okstrow or Oxtro broch was a pile of stones on a knoll. It was excavated by Mr Leask, of Broadhouse Farm, in 1847. On removing the stones, many short cists, containing burnt bones and ashes, were found. One of the cists contained a large bowl-shaped stone urn, in which were ashes and fragments of bones, and another contained a bronze ring. The figure of an eagle was carved on one of the cist-covers but this stone was built into one of the farm offices at Boardhouse.(G Petrie 1859; J Curle 1932). Beneath the cists were found the remains of a broch, 69 ft in diameter overall, the wall 12 ft thick. Since excavation, about three-quarters of the wall is visible, up to five courses high, and two ruinous chambers The excavation yielded a collection of finds covering most of the first millenium A.D. which included a Viking bronze ring-headed pin and penannular brooch, native pottery and Roman sherds, including 2nd or 3rd century Samian. Much of this material is in the National Collection.(PSAS 1876) RCAHMS 1946; Name Book 1880; S Grieg 1940; R W Feachem 1963. Oxtro Broch is as described above, except that the remains of a third cell, possibly a guard chamber, can be seen on the NW side. There is no trace of the inscribed cist-slab at Boardhouse. Resurveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS(NKB) 28 May 1967. Classification of Roman material. A S Robertson 1970.Class I symbol stone (lost) bearing an eagle.A.Mack 1997 p.143'The Orkney Herald' and 'The Orcadian' mentioned the site a number of times in the 1860s.",,01/01/1847,31/12/1847 60036,506,585401,PUBLICATION ACCOUNT,,,"HY22 4 OXTROW (`Oxtro?, 'Haughster Howe' or 'Okstrow') HY/25372678A probable solid-based broch in Harray with exceptionally thin walls and standing on flat ground near a loch.Mr. Leask of Boardhouse (Birsay) employed men to move a pile of stones in 1847: he first found many cist graves and fortunately George Petrie was able to examine them before they were destroyed [2]. They were made of flagstones and from 75 - 90 cm (2.5 - 3 ft.) long and about 45 cm (18 in.) wide and deep, and contained burnt bones and ashes. An ""eagle"" was supposed to have been cut boldly into one of the capstones but this was built into a wall before Mr Leask could recover it for Petrie. One of the cists had a bowl-shaped stone vessel with ashes and fragments of bone.Petrie continued the excavations below these cists and found the ruins of a circular building, probably a broch, the walls of which were at that stage still standing up to 1.8 m (6 ft.) high; the ruins now stand scarcely 60 cm (2 ft.) above the surrounding field. Petrie [2] and Laing [ ] supposed that the broch belong to the Stone Age at the latest because they thought the cists to be of Bronze Age date; the broch was of course in ruins and covered by earth before the cists were inserted into the ?howe?. This diagnosis was made in spite of the fact that a sherd of Roman Samian ware had been found in the broch. Part of the wall in the west arc had been destroyed before Petrie arrived and this doubtless contained the main entrance. A mural stair was uncovered at about 3 o'clock, with a stair-foot cell to the left and steps rising to the right. A long mural cell was at about 11 o'clock with the doorway to the central court at one end of it instead of, as is more usual, at the centre. A well was found in the central area with a drain leading from it towards the broken area where the entrance probably was. There was supposed to have been a straight wall running across the inner court and overriding the well: it would therefore have been a secondary insertion. Also probably secondary were several radial slabs on edge against the inner wall face. Doubts about the reliability of the drawings of these feature on the site plan have been expressed [8, 56]. Part of the wall of the cell is still visible.The date of the broch can be assigned to within the Iron Age because of the fragment of Roman pottery if for no other reason. The cist graves inserted into its ruins are therefore not Bronze Age in date but even later than the broch. The ""eagle"" supposed to have been seen on one of the capstones suggests that the cemetery may have been Pictish, in part at least, but even so the cremations inside the cists, sometimes in pots, suggest that a very ancient funerary tradition had survived on Orkney from pre-Iron Age times. Dimensions. According to Petrie the overall diameter is about 21.0 m (69 ft.), the internal diameter exceptionally large at 13.7 m (45 ft.); thus the walls proportion is unusually low at 34.8%. Measurements from SSW to NNE in 1963 gave an overall diameter of 21.8 m (71 ft. 7 in.) and a wall thickness at the latter end of 3.8 m (12.5 ft.); the wall proportion would thus be 34.9%. Accurate measurements of the surviving inner wall face in 1985 revealed that the central court is constructed very precisely around a true circle with mean radius of 6.83 +/- 0.12 m, or a diameter of 13.66 m (44.79 ft.) Finds [5]: all are unstratified, some have not been traced [8, 57] and the more important include the following. Bronze , 1 zoomorphic penannular brooch ([3] fig. 2; [4] fig. 218: GD 52), 1 decorated pin with loose ring-head of Viking age ([9, 148-9]): [5] fig. on 85: [3] fig.2: GD 52), 1 Iron Age tankard handle [3, fig. 219; 10 pl. IX.2: 12, 2, no. 291) and 1 ring. Silver: after the excavation a cylindrical piece of silver some 6.3 cm (2.5 in.) long and 1.9 cm (0.75 in.) in diameter was found in the well but melted down ([2] 87). Bo",,2002, 60175,507,644290,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY22SE 12 2945 2014. (HY 2945 2014) Stone Cist found A.D. 1839 (NAT) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1903). The cist, 4 ft 2 1/2 ins long by 2 ft 11 ins broad by 2 ft 9 ins deep, contained a crouched burial, accompanied by a 'mallet head' of polished gneiss, which was donated to Stromness Museum. The mallet is 3 ins long, about 6 ins in circumference at the thickest end and has a hole quite through, apparently for a handle, about seven-tenths of an inch in diameter. New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845; RCAHMS 1946. No further information. Visited by OS (NKB) 16 May 1967. The 'John O'Groat Journal' in 1838 describes the discovery of a cist with a skeleton and grey marble 'mallet'. A mallet is also mentioned in a brief description by 'The Orkney and Shetland Journal and Fisherman's Magazine' in August 1839.M Howe 2006",,01/01/1839,31/12/1839 60175,508,619757,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"A grave was found when, the proprietor of a farm in Dounby, accidently came in contact with it's cover stone while ploughing. It contained a human skeleton and at the right hand lay a mallet head of gneiss, finely marked with dark and light layers and beautifully polished, now in Stromness Museum. The head lay NW by N. The grave was 4ft 2.5in by 2ft 11in by 2ft 9in deep formed of flags only about an inch thick.Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,, 60007,509,968783,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"This bowl-shaped mound measures 6.0m in diameter and 0.4m in height. It is located on the highest point of a low rise. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1994",,1994, 60007,510,644171,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY22SE 30 2798 2112. (HY 2798 2112) Tumulus (NR) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1903). The Commission imply that this was the barrow excavated by Petrie in 1869.(information from G Petrie's Ms notebook No.9). It contained no grave. RCAHMS 1946. A well-shaped turf-covered barrow, 0.5m high and 8.0m in diameter, situated on a slight eminence. A small excavation trench is visible in the east side. Revised at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 21 May 1967.'The Orcadian' described the excavation of this site, in January 1869.",,01/01/1869,31/12/1869 60007,511,567913,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"A well-shaped turf-covered barrow, 0.5m high and 8.0m in diameter, situated on a slight eminence. A small excavation trench is visible in the east side. Revised at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 21 May 1967.",,1967, 60007,512,619763,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"Petrie apparently discovered four cists as well as a barrow which contained no grave. The largest cist, which lay with the major axis N.N.W and S.S.E was 20 long, 13 wide and about 12 deep. At the S.S.E end was a large stone, standing on end but wholly beneath the surface. Another roughly built cist, of rudely triangular form, measured 19 by 15 by 12 deep. It had a large covering stone. A third cist was about 17 square by 15 deep; and a fourth, which contained an urn, measured approximately 21 by 16 by 16 deep. The material of which the urn was made was not stated. June 1929. [R1], Petrie notebook no 9, in RMS, pp 50-1.Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,01/01/1869,31/12/1869 60002,513,643933,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Full Excavation (1950-),,"HY22SE 36 2654 2496. (HY 2654 2496) Tumulus (NR) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1900). An earthen mound, 38 ft in diameter and 3 ft high, which has been excavated twice. During the first excavation, before 1930, the base of a steatite vessel, now in Kirkwall Museum, was recovered. The second excavation, currently in progress, is being conducted by Graham Ritchie (Information from a telephone call from Graham Ritchie to J L Davidson RCAHMS 20 April 1967). who has recovered a cist containing a cremation. RCAHMS 1946; G Ritchie and A Ritchie 1975. A barrow, as described by the Commission. Ritchie's excavation has been completed and the turves replaced. The steatite vessel base is still in Kirkwall Museum. Revised at 1:2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 19 May 1967. No visible evidence.OS revision, October 1985.",,,01/01/1930 60002,514,567923,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"No visible evidence.OS revision, October 1985.",,1985, 60002,515,567922,FIELD VISIT,Full Excavation (1950-),,"A barrow, as described by the Commission. Ritchie's excavation has been completed and the turves replaced. The steatite vessel base is still in Kirkwall Museum. Revised at 1:2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 19 May 1967.",,01/05/1967,31/12/1967 60124,516,643660,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY22SE 52 2577 2303. (HY 2577 2303) Stone Cist found A.D.1860 (NAT) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1900). The cist was found by Magnus Johnston of Quinni when he was reclaiming the land. Six thin slabs formed the cist, which was 2 ft long by 1 ft 3 ins wide and deep. 'Together with a small quantity of brown fatty earth, there was also found in it a polished stone implement (green porphyry) 1 ft 4 ins long, 2 ins broad at one end - where the handle appeared to have been broken off - while it tapered to a point at the other: its thickness at the centre was about 1/2 in. whence it tapered to two sharp edges'. Name Book 1880. No further information. Visited by OS (NKB) 23 May 1967.",,01/01/1880,31/12/1880 60009,517,968776,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"During a visit made during the Orkney Barrows Project, it was noted that the two bowl-shaped mounds appear to be continuing to erode. The steatite urn reported during an earlier visit could not be located. Knowes of Yonbell 1: Diameter 12.0m. Height 1.0m. Some stone blocks visible. Very prominent S-SE for c.1km. Visible W for c.400m. Knowes of Yonbell 2: Diameter 12.0m. Height 1.0m. Visible for 500m to E and W. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1993",,1993, 60009,518,643643,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY22SW 13 2457 2264 and 2456 2251. (A - HY 2457 2264 : B - HY 2456 2251) Knowes of Yonbell (NR) O.S.6""map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1903). Two conspicuous burial mounds. 'A' is 53ft in diameter and from 8 to 10ft 6ins high. It has been excavated on top and at the north side but again filled in. It is said to have yielded only a few burnt bones. 'B' is 43ft in diameter and about 5ft 6ins high, and has also been opened. An excavation at least 3ft deep has been made at the base, on the south side, in which an urn of steatite was found. The mound is of light coloured soil and has apparently had a kerb of fairly large stones round it. RCAHMS 1946. The Knowes of Yonbell are two greatly reduced turf-covered earthen mounds. 'A' is situated conspicuously on a hill top, and now measures c.12.0m. in diameter and 1.2m. in height and is a barrow, later used as a boundary-mark. 'B', a barrow, is situated near the foot of the hill on which stands 'A', is flat-topped, and now measures c.11.0m. in diameter and c.1.0m. high. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS(RL) 23 May 1967.",,01/01/1801,31/12/1950 60009,519,567933,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"The Knowes of Yonbell are two greatly reduced turf-covered earthen mounds. 'A' is situated conspicuously on a hill top, and now measures c.12.0m. in diameter and 1.2m. in height and is a barrow, later used as a boundary-mark. 'B', a barrow, is situated near the foot of the hill on which stands 'A', is flat-topped, and now measures c.11.0m. in diameter and c.1.0m. high. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS(RL) 23 May 1967.",,1967, 60161,520,643994,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY30NE 16 c. 3551 0978. An unspecified number of cists were discovered, about 1888, ina field named 'Hamarscoo' on the west side of the public road about a quarter-mile south of the farmhouse of Skaill. The cists contained cremated remains and a number of stone axes and flint arrowheads. These artefacts were later acquired by Mr James Cursiter. RCAHMS 1946. Mr Slater pointed out 'Hamarscoo Field' and the approximate findspot of the cists at HY 3551 0978. (Mr W Slater, Skaill Farm, Orphir). The site falls at the S. end of a pasture field which contains several areas of disturbed ground. No further discoveries have been made, and the present whereabouts of the finds are not known. Visited by OS (RL) 21 April 1966.The Orcadian newspaper in March 1887 reported the discovery of two cists found on land of Hemiscue, belonging to Oback, with a crag and stones projecting from the hillside.",,01/01/1888,31/12/1888 60161,521,620032,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"About 40 years ago a number of cists were discovered in a field, known as Hamarscoo, on the W side of the public road about a quarter of a mile S of the farm-house of Skaill in the township of Tuskerbister. The bodies deposited in the cists had been cremated, and a number of stone axes and flint arrow-heads (later aquired by Mr James Cursiter) were recovered from the graves. Another cist, measuring about 22in long and containing human remains, has been found in a field N of the same farm-house. [R1]Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,, 60116,522,644017,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY30NE 17 3575 0643. (HY 3575 0643) A cinerary urn of steatite, containing calcined bones, was found on top of a glacial mound by a Mr Halcro, farmer of Haybreck, some years before 1935.(This information was certified by James Cursiter, farmer, Haybreck, 1935, also in an undated cutting from an Orcadian newspaper). The find-spot is 36 ft from the road, 52 ft west of the 7th milestone from Kirkwall and within 80 yds of the Gray Stone (HY30NE 18) but there is nothing now to mark the site. RCAHMS 1946. No further information concerning this find. Mr Halcro is dead, and his son has moved out of the district. The site, plotted from the information supplied above, falls on the top of a natural mound south of Highbreck. The present whereabouts of the urn could not be traced. Visited by OS (RB) 26 April 1966. The Orkney Herald in 1891 reported the excavation of a short cist with burnt bones and an urn ""10 paces away"", 120 yards away from the road. 'The Orkney Herald' in 1907 reported the discovery of a steatite and flagstone urn with burnt bones, found at Highbrake. The discovery site was reported to be 36' from the public road's N side and 52' W of the 7th milestone, within 80 yards of the greystone on the top of slight glacial moraine. M Howe 2006",,01/01/1935,31/01/1935 60028,523,968720,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"This bowl-shaped mound has decreased in size since the OS visit. It was said to be semicircular in shape but is not now. The surrounding land may have been reclaimed. The measurements taken may not be stictly accurate as there was a large bull in the field at the time of visit. The mound measures 8.0m by 9.0m and is 0.75m in height. It is located on the shoulder of a low hill and is visible on the skyline to the E for 500m to 1km. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1993",,1993, 60028,524,643685,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,N/a,,"HY31NE 5 3695 1988 (HY 3695 1988) Black Knowe (NR) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1903). An unsurveyable (RCAHMS 1946) mound at the foot of Tooin Rusht was excavated by Petrie and Thomas in 1849, (F W L Thomas 1852), who described it as nearly semicircular, consisting of sandy clay under a layer of peat 1ft thick. The excavation revealed, at a depth of 6ft, a short cist containing a broken urn in which were ashes and burnt bones. RCAHMS 1946. A circular grass-covered probable barrow, of earth and small stones, c.14.0m diameter and up to c.2.2m high. Two small earthfast stones on top of the mound may be the remains of the cist. Resurveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (RL), 6 June 1966.",,, 60028,525,567943,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"A circular grass-covered probable barrow, of earth and small stones, c.14.0m diameter and up to c.2.2m high. Two small earthfast stones on top of the mound may be the remains of the cist. Resurveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (RL) 6 June 1966.",,1966, 60028,526,620583,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"Situated on wet moor, at the foot of the Tooin of Rusht. It has been so much disturbed that no satisfactory measurements can be given. It was excavated in Febuary 1849 by Petrie and Thomas. Nearly semi-circular in outline and consisting of sandy clay under a layer of peat fully 1ft thick. They discovered a cist 6ft down which measures 18in long by 1ft broad and 8-10in deep. In the cist was a broken clay urn, 10in long by 7in wide, it was inverted over a handful of ashes and burnt bones. [R1] Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,01/01/1849,31/12/1849 60167,527,644247,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY31NW 35 3124 1802 and 3119 1801. (HY 3124 1802) Tumulus (NR) (Site of) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed. (1903). Knowe of Moan, a hillock a little to the N. of Harray Church in which a short cist about 18 ins square was discovered in 1886. Half-filled with black earth, it contained a number of glass and amber beads, a small bronze harness-mounting or brooch of the early 9th century, fragments of bronze, a small piece of slag and a white pebble, a fragment of flint and four sherds of clay vessel.(J W Cursiter 1887). Further examination by Fraser in 1930 revealed a number of stone artifacts, such as scrapers and pounders, and parts of fire-blackened stone pots.(This information from the Orkney Herald 1 October 1930). RCAHMS 1946. Mr Flett (Mr J R Flett, Moan, Brough, Harray) who was present during Fraser's examination in 1930, confirmed that the published site, on a low natural mound in a field under crop, at about 100 ft OD, was correct. The name 'Knowe of Moan' is not known locally. An empty short cist was ploughed up by Mr Flett, about 10 years ago, at HY 3119 1801, in a natural depression, c. 54.0 m. WSW of Fraser's excavation. It measured c. 18 ins by 15 ins by 12 ins deep, and consisted of four side slabs and top and bottom slabs. It was removed. Visited by OS (NKB) 15 June 1966.",,01/01/1886,31/12/1886 60167,528,620500,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"Small brooch of bronze in shape of cross-patee, ornamented with interlace work, from cist at Moan. Facsimiles purchased from Orkney, 1888. [R2]Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,, 60023,529,969059,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Five bowl-shaped mounds were recorded during the course of the Orkney Barrows Project. HY 33470 18900. Measures 16.0m by 13.0m. Height 1.5m. HY 33400 18900. Measures 18.0m by 12.0m. Height 1.0m.HY 33540 18940. Measures 8.0m in diameter. Height 0.4m.HY 33450 18900. Measures 5.0m in diameter. Height 0.2m. Some kerb is visible.HY 33490 18900. Measures 7.5m by 8.0m. Height 0.3m. All the mounds are visible to the S and W for 500m. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1993",,1993, 60023,530,644093,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY31NW 40 3347 1890, 3350 1890, 3354 1894, 3345 1890 and 3349 1890 (A - HY 3347 1890; B - HY 3350 1890; C - HY 3354 1894) Knowes of Trinnawin (NR) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1903). Five mounds, four of which (A, B, D & E) were examined in 1902 (J Fraser 1923), are situated on moorland at the foot of Hindera Fiold. Where stated they vary from 20ft in diameter to 49ft by 40 ft, and from 18 ins to 8ft in height. A short cist was found in the SE side of mound A in 1902. It contained fragments of bone, earth and ashes (J Fraser 1923). Mound B contained a cavity about 18 ins across and 2ft deep in which was found a steatite urn, 11 ins high, containing burnt bones. The urn was embedded in grey ash, and is now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS). Mound E covered ashes, small fragments of bone, and charred wood. Only mounds A and possibly D had a large quantity of stones in their construction. RCAHMS 1946. The Knowes of Trinnawin, at about 250ft OD, are generally as described by the RCAHMS but reduced and spread by recent cultivation. They are all composed mainly of earth and small stones. A (HY 3347 1890) measures 16.0m E-W by 13.0m N-S and 1.8m high. B (HY 3350 1890), partly destroyed by the construction of a fence, measures 10.0m NE-SW by 6.0m. transversely and 1.0m high. C (HY 3354 1894), in a ploughed field, measures 8.0m in diameter and 0.7m high. D (HY 3345 1890) measures 6.0m in diameter and 0.3m in height. E (HY 3349 1890) measures 7.5m in diameter and 0.4m in height. Resurveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 15 June 1966.'The Orcadian' reported in 1903 that a cist with an inverted steatite urn placed over the bones was found when a large mound was removed at Harray.M Howe 2006",,01/01/1902,31/12/1903 60023,531,567961,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"The Knowes of Trinnawin, at about 250ft OD, are generally as described by the RCAHMS but reduced and spread by recent cultivation. They are all composed mainly of earth and small stones. A (HY 3347 1890) measures 16.0m E-W by 13.0m N-S and 1.8m high. B (HY 3350 1890), partly destroyed by the construction of a fence, measures 10.0m NE-SW by 6.0m. transversely and 1.0m high. C (HY 3354 1894), in a ploughed field, measures 8.0m in diameter and 0.7m high. D (HY 3345 1890) measures 6.0m in diameter and 0.3m in height. E (HY 3349 1890) measures 7.5m in diameter and 0.4m in height. Resurveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 15 June 1966.",,1966, 60023,532,620509,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"Knowes of Trinnawin - Four small heaps of earth and stones of ancient date half a mile NW of Hunsgarth. [R1]Slightly extended description of digging in several mounds as in POAS and photograph of urn. [R2]Obtained urn in 1902 from Knowes of Trinnawin. Four mounds examined. Two smallest contained burnt bones, next in size contained urn. In the largest a cist was found, containing fragments of bones, earth and ashes. [R3]C is as described; field has been reseeded, no current cultivation, but top of mound is being denuded by cattle trampling. Rest are in a field which has been reseeded a long time ago, not now cultivated. A & B are steep and are being denuded by cattle trampling, and rabbit burrowing. D & E are gently contoured, grassed, stable. Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) June 1983.",,1983, 60024,533,969065,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"During the course of the Orkney Barrows Project, 15 mounds were recorded at Knowes of Trotty. [Individual NGRs were not recorded for the mounds]Knowes of Trotty 1: Measurements not recorded. Knowes of Trotty 2: Measurements not recorded.Knowes of Trotty 3: Measures 13.9m by 11.9m. Height 1.48m. The visibility of this mound is greatly enhanced by the siting of the mound on a drumlin. The slanted sides of the mound and drumlin gives the mound a cone effect at present. It is visible for between 5-10km to the W, for 1km to the S and for 1km upslope to the E. Knowes of Trotty 4: Diameter 9.5m. Height 10.4m. This mound is not prominent. Knowes of Trotty 5: Measures 9.3m by 9.2m. Height 0.53m. This mound is not prominent. Knowes of Trotty 6: Measures 6.5m by 6.3m. Height 0.32m. This mound is masked by 1 from the W, visible for 1km to the S and upslope to the E. Knowes of Trotty 7: Measures 4.6m by 4.7m. Height 0.27m. This mound is not prominent. Knowes of Trotty 8: Measures 11.6m by 11.4m. Height 1.61m. This mound, like some of the others, is very prominent/visible at present, as it appears as very green grass amongst brown heather. Vegetation probably showed up contrasts like this at the time - although maybe not at this site. It is visible from the W and S for 1km and upslope to the E. Knowes of Trotty 9: Measures 19.4m by 19.0m. Height 1.94m. There is a small bowl (Mound Number 16) built on the foot of mound 9. It measures 4.6m by 5.8m, it appears to be undamaged, is only visible from the S close up and from upslope E. Contemporary visibility is good as, like many of the mounds, it shows green amongst the brown. Mound 9 is visible from the W for 5-10km, and from the S for 1km. Knowes of Trotty 10: Diameter 11.8m. Height 1.6m. Visible from the W for 5-10km, and from the S for 1km. Knowes of Trotty 11: Measures 10.8m by 10.5m. Height 1.6m. Some large, bulky stones are visible. Part of this mound has been removed. It was noted as being quite prominent. Knowes of Trotty 12: Measures 4.65m by 4.6m. Height 0.24m. It is visible for less than 300m. Knowes of Trotty 13: Measures 4.3m by 3.9m. Height 0.2m. Visibility is poor as the mound is small. Knowes of Trotty 14: Measures 5.4m by 4.0m. Height 0.3m. Visibility is poor as the mound is small. Knowes of Trotty 15: Measures 6.0m by 5.9m. Height 0.4m. It is visible for less than 300m. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1993",,1993, 60024,534,831453,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY31NW 42 centred 342 174. (Centred HY 342 174) Knowes of Trotty (NR) (Undated) annotation on OS map. Knowes of Trotty, a group of eleven mounds, are situated at the foot of the steep west slopes of the Ward of Redland, and vary from 30 ft in diameter by 2ft in height to 61ft by 55ft by 8 to 9ft in height (No.1). The latter, at the NW end of the group, stands on a possibly natural platform 3ft high and 93ft by 79ft. When investigated by Petrie in 1858, a short cist was found containing bones, thought to be burnt, and four gold discs, a number of beads and irregularly-shaped pieces of amber (G Petrie 1862). The relics are in the Nat Mus Ants Scot. Most of the mounds appear to have been disturbed. A ridge 3 to 6ft broad extends from the slopes of mound no.11 to form a roughly oblong enclosure with a gap in the SE. RCAHMS 1946. Knowes of Trotty, eleven barrows, generally as described by the RCAHMS, situated on conspicuous eminences at about 200ft OD. The largest mound (no.1), at HY 3417 1761, measures 18.0m in diameter and is surrounded by a berm 1.0m wide: the smallest of the eleven (no.7) is c.6.0m in diameter. A twelfth mound, most probably a barrow, 8.0m in diameter and 0.7m high, with a central depression lies on lower ground at HY 3414 1740. Three low circular heather-covered mounds, between mounds nos.8 and 9, measure 3.0m to 4.0m in diameter and 0.4m high. Resurveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 15 June 1966.Fifteen pieces of amber, of Middle to Late Bronze Age date, were recovered from the corner of a cist in the largest barrow of the cemetery, in association with cremated bones and four sheet gold disks (National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland [NMAS] Accession no.EQ 130). Two of the beads are medium-sized, flat, thin disk/short cylinder beads with round edges, circular in cross-section and rounded rectanglur longitudinally. These measure 10mm and 12mm in diameter /length and 5mm and 6mm in thickness. There are nine small to medium-sized V-perforated buttons, which are rectangular in cross-section and triangular in longitudinal section, two medium to large spacer plates, measuring 16mm and 36mm in length by 18mm and 19mm in breadth and 4mm and 5mm in thickness respectively, and two large hook pendants, each measuring 30mm by about 9mm and 5mm thick.C Beck and S Shennan 1991HY 342 174 (centre) A topographic and geophysical survey, covering c 8ha, was carried out over the extended barrow cemetery (NMRS HY 31 NW 42) in July 2001. Magnetometry was used over most of the area, with selective areas being covered by resistivity. Preliminary results appear to confirm the presence of several very slight mounds, and mounds which are no longer extant. The results also indicate pits, probably containing cremations, which lie around the mounds, particularly focusing on the largest mound.Report lodged with Orkney SMR and the NMRS.Sponsors: Historic Scotland, Orkney Islands Council, Orkney College, University of Manchester.J Downes, N Card and A Challands 2001HY 342 174 In July 2001 geophysical and topographic survey was undertaken at the Knowes of Trotty (HY 31 NW 42; DES 2001, 71), showing that this impressive Bronze Age barrow cemetery was much larger and more complex than previously thought. Many new features were identified, including pits, areas of burning, pyre sites, enclosures and a ring-ditch feature.Seven small trenches were opened in 2002 over a variety of anomalies to test some of the geophysical results and preliminary interpretations. In each trench archaeological features relating to the cemetery were encountered. This ranged from an Early Bronze Age building at the N end of the cemetery, to pyre sites, pits, and a very truncated kerbed cairn. In one trench, between Mounds 8 and 9, seven cists, all containing cremations, were uncovered. A polished stone axe lay between two of the cists. A trench at the base of Mound 1 showed that a natural drumlin had been sculptured and rev",,01/01/1858,31/12/1988 60024,535,550946,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"HY 342 174 The building at the N end of the cemetery, partially excavated in 2002 and 2005 was further investigated in July and August 2006 to establish its nature. Due to its proximity to other elements in the cemetery this structure was initially interpreted as a `cult house? associated with the cemetery. It would now appear to be Neolithic in date and has marked similarities with early Neolithic structures at Stonehall and the Knap of Howar. In 2006 the interior of this building was further investigated. Features pre-dating the large rectangular hearth were partially revealed. The trench was also extended to the N and E in order to define the extent of this structure and investigate surrounding geophysical anomalies. The NE entrance led into a small paved annexe with external work areas including an area for pottery manufactureReport lodged in the Orkney SMR and the NMRS.Sponsor: Historic Scotland; Orkney College; Orkney Islands Council; Orkney Archaeological Trust.Nick Card, Jane Downes and Paul Sharman, 2006.",,01/01/2006,31/12/2006 60146,536,961621,WATCHING BRIEF,Partial Investigation,,"A watching brief was undertaken by Orkney Research Centre for Archaeology (ORCA) on two wind turbine bases and associated cable trenches at Lynnside, Harray, Orkney. The excavation of two, north-south running, cables trenches, and two wind turbine base trenches were monitored under constant archaeological supervision between the 13th of April 2012 and the 3rd of May 2012. The site lay within a pasture field and garden which was in close proximity to a series of cists at Werne (NMRS Number HY31NW 56, RCHAMS 2012). No evidence of any cists was uncovered and no other significant archaeological finds or features were recorded. Information from Oasis (orkneyre1-127785) 10 June 2013",,01/01/2012,31/12/2012 60146,537,764797,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"HY31NW 56 3217 1800 The discovery of a cist (no 1) during grading at Werne was brought to the attention of Andrew Appleby by the owner of the house building site, R Firth. Subsequently two more were found in the process of machining (nos 2 & 3) and all were excavated and recorded by Appleby who passed information gathered to the North of Scotland Archaeological Services.Due to the circumstances of the discovery, to time and finance it was not possible to exhaustively explore the area for further burials; as it was all graded however it is unlikely that any more existed immediately around those found. Appleby dealt with the cists during the evenings over a two week period in June 1978.Cist 1 - Orientated ENE-WSW. Internally 1.18m long by 0.75m wide by 0.8m deep. Single flags on sides and bottom, but capstone was fragmented (preserved partly in situ: would have been 2m by 1.2m). Previously excavated at some time. It contained disturbed fill consisting of modern unburnt bone, ancient cremated bone, cramp and a flint chip.Cist 2 - Orientated E-W. Internally 1m long by 0.63m (E end)/0.54m (W end) wide by 0.64m deep. Capstone was not preserved, but sides and bottom were single flags. Excavated on some previous occasion. It contained some cramp and cremated bone. Analysis of bone found remains were of an adult. Cist 3 - Orientated NNW-SSE. Internally 0.4m long by 0.26m wide by 0.5m deep. Capstone was not preserved, the bottom was rough natural rock, and the sides were single flags. This grave was seriously damaged by machinery and had been excavated already since it contained only topsoil.J W Hedges 1981.The Orcadian reported an urn and possible cists west of Garth house on June 23rd 1894. It may relate to this site.",,01/06/1978,30/06/1978 60146,538,605948,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"The discovery of a cist (no 1) during grading at Werne was brought to the attention of Andrew Appleby by the owner of the house building site, R Firth. Subsequently two more were found in the process of machining (nos 2 & 3) and all were excavated and recorded by Appleby who passed information gathered to the North of Scotland Archaeological Services.Due to the circumstances of the discovery, to time and finance it was not possible to exhaustively explore the area for further burials; as it was all graded however it is unlikely that any more existed immediately around those found. Appleby dealt with the cists during the evenings over a two week period in June 1978.Cist 1 - Orientated ENE-WSW. Internally 1.18m long by 0.75m wide by 0.8m deep. Single flags on sides and bottom, but capstone was fragmented (preserved partly in situ: would have been 2m by 1.2m). Previously excavated at some time. It contained disturbed fill consisting of modern unburnt bone, ancient cremated bone, cramp and a flint chip.Cist 2 - Orientated E-W. Internally 1m long by 0.63m (E end)/0.54m (W end) wide by 0.64m deep. Capstone was not preserved, but sides and bottom were single flags. Excavated on some previous occasion. It contained some cramp and cremated bone. Analysis of bone found remains were of an adult. Cist 3 - Orientated NNW-SSE. Internally 0.4m long by 0.26m wide by 0.5m deep. Capstone was not preserved, the bottom was rough natural rock, and the sides were single flags. This grave was seriously damaged by machinery and had been excavated already since it contained only topsoil.J W Hedges 1981.",,01/06/1978,30/06/1978 60072,539,643950,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY31SE 1 3642 1277. (HY 3636 1271) Cuween Hill - a Maes-Howe-type round grass-covered chambered cairn, about 55ft in diameter and 8ft 6 ins high, with evidence of at least eight interments. A S Henshall 1963; RCAHMS 1946; M M Charleson 1902; V G Childe and W D Simpson 1961 also Orkney Herald 20 June 1888 and The Orcadian June 23rd 1888. Cuween Hill chambered cairn is as described and illustrated by the above authorities. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 22 April 1966.",,, 60072,540,620045,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"Excavated by Charleson in July 1888. '...traces of a rectangular chamber running N and S came to light, the walls widening as the excavation proceeded downwards, and after reaching a depth of three or four feet the work was continued longitudinally, which revealed the entire length of the chamber. Up to this point debris consisted of slabs of various sizes, earth, and animal remains. At a depth of about 6ft lateral recesses, five in number, were discovered, one of which subsequently proved to be the end of the entrance passage'. Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,01/07/1888,20/07/1888 60125,541,643952,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY31SE 11 350 102. A cist, about 22 ins long and containing human remains, has been found in a field north of Skaill farmhouse. RCAHMS 1946. A cist of unspecified size was discovered by the father of Mr Slater (Mr W Slater, Skaill, Orphir, Orkney) ""about 60 years ago"" whilst fencing the SW side of a field in the area centred at HY 350 102. The exact find-spot is not known. Visited by OS(NKB) 29 April 1966.The cist is mentioned in Omond (Omond 1910) as being 'found close to the roadside' and 'held a child's skeleton.Information via e-mail to RCAHMS from M Howe, 14 October 2005",,01/01/1901,31/12/1910 60125,542,619987,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"The bodies deposited in the cists had been cremated, and a number of stone axes and flint arrow-heads (later aquired by Mr James Cursiter) were recovered from the graves. Another cist, measuring about 22 long and containing human remains, has been found in a field N. of the same farmhouse.Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,, 60029,543,968612,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"This bowl-shaped mound was recorded by the Orkney Barrows Project. Measuring 13.2m by 13.6m and 1.15m in height, a cist and possible kerb were visible. It is located on a false summit, and is visible for 1-2km to the E and W. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1994",,1994, 60029,544,643709,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY31SW 17 3452 1343. A well-defined mound, measuring about 35ft in diameter and 3ft high, lies on the NW shoulder of the Hill of Heddle on the S. side of the public road between Finstown and Stromness. In its centre is exposed a short cist, and, in 1859, a burial was found within the mound, comprising cramp and bones under an inverted urn. The urn was embedded in clay and surrounded by large blocks of stone and lumps of cramp in which were fragments of calcined bone.(G Petrie 1927). Many loose stones are scattered over the mound. RCAHMS 1946. This tumulus was located at HY 3452 1343 and is as described by the RCAHMS, except that the west side of the cist has been removed. The capstone, 1.3m x 0.9m, lies at the E. edge of the mound. The present whereabouts of the urn could not be ascertained. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 11 May 1966.",,01/01/1859,31/12/1859 60029,545,567853,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"This tumulus was located at HY 3452 1343 and is as described by the RCAHMS, except that the west side of the cist has been removed. The capstone, 1.3m x 0.9m, lies at the E. edge of the mound. The present whereabouts of the urn could not be ascertained. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 11 May 1966.",,1966, 60029,546,619133,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"This is definitely not the find-spot of Petrie's urn, which came from Grimbister. RCAMS unfortunately does not give any clue to the source of its information; if it came from an independent local source and is not merely based on a mis-reading of Petrie, it is possible that an urn and/or burial had in fact been found in the cist. RGLMound and cist exactly as described OS. Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) May 81.",,1981, 60066,547,643851,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY31SW 25 c. 302 129. Six short cists and a sculptured stone were found in February 1925 in the field immediately to the SE of the house of Brogar, on Brodgar farm. Five of the cists, including three joined end-to-end and separated only by single slabs, and one 6 ins square and 1 ft deep, were found during ploughing, about 6 ins below the surface. Three of the larger cists each contained unmburnt bones and waterworn stone. 'Outside, but overlapping the E. ends of the two large cists in the centre, was a flat stone of triangular shape, 2 ft 6 ins in length along the front, tapering to 2 3/4 ins at the back, and 3 3/4 ins thick, on the longest side of which were eight bands of chevrons, lozenges, and oblique lines, resembling some of the designs on Bronze Age pottery. This last stone is now in the National Museum.' (J G Marwick 1926; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1928; H Marwick 1925). A saddle-quern is also said to have been found. (Accession no. of Stone - IA 44) A sixth cist was later found, five ft beneath the others, containing only reddish ashes. 'Many stones had to be removed before it was reached.' H Marwick 1925; J G Marwick 1926; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1928; RCAHMS 1946. The present farmer at Brodgar could only verify the siting to the field centred at HY 302 129. No further information. Visited by OS (NKB) 11 May 1966.",,01/01/1925,31/12/1925 60066,548,619979,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,Excavations started in this area in 2004 and are continuing. Check detailed records.Information from Orkney SMR,,2006, 60111,549,644964,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY32NE 1 3733 2978. (HY 3733 2978) Mound (NAT) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1900). Knowe of Rowiegar, an Orkney-Cromarty type stalled cairn, now a grass-covered mound with a few slabs projecting near the centre. The mound was excavated by W G Grant in 1937, who found that the SE end had been so badly damaged that it obscured all trace of the entrance, and that an earth-house had been constructed in the easternmost half of the cairn. Other Iron Age building, datable by pottery (J Phemister 1942) and other relics, lay on and around the cairn. The mass of masonry (the unhatched area in Fig.26, A S Henshall 1963) which lies at the SE end of the cairn is too dilapidated for identification but from it springs a thick wall which curves towards the shore. A similar wall springs from the NW corner of the cairn, at which point the absence of a bond can be clearly seen. Similar walls occur at Mid Howe (HY33SE 1). On the NE side of the cairn, near the NW end, some further remains have been uncovered. These consist partly of masonry foundations and partly of slabs set on edge. There is also a socket-stone, apparently intended to receive the pivot stone of a door. Possibly to be connected with this occupation are the buildings which seem to have risen on the summit of the cairn at some time after its upper parts had fallen into ruin. Numerous finds from the site, including pottery and stone implements, are in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS). RCAHMS 1946; J Phemister 1942; A S Henshall 1963. The Knowe of Rowiegar, a stalled cairn, is as described and illustrated by the above authorities. Resurveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 11 June 1967. Rectangular Orkney-Cromarty cairn with stalled chamber. Radiocarbon dates from unstated contexts:Cattle bone 2355 +/- 60 bc (Q-1221)Deer bone 2055 +/- 60 bc (Q-1227)J L Davidson and A S Henshall 1989.",,01/01/1937,31/12/1937 60111,550,555733,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,Visited by Childe in 1941.V G Childe 1942,,1941, 60111,551,619079,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"Artefacts : NMA EO 670-724Human rems : Dept of Anatomy, University of AberdeenAnimal rems: Royal Scottish Museum===============================================================An Orkney-Cromarty stalled cairn in the E half of which an Iron Age structure of earthhouse type had been built.RCAMS visited in July 1936 at which time it was a large grassy mound with stones projecting from the top; then excavated by W G Grant and account revised March 1938. There is no separate excavation report published, but a specialist report on the mineralogical analysis of the pottery appeared in 1942.[R1], [R2]The cairn is rectangular, 90ft NW-SE x 18ft 6in to 21ft 6in; external facing wall survives to 2ft 3in high. Ten compartments out of a probable original twelve survive, some with low shelves along the walls. Two thick walls spring from the W and SE corners and run down to the shore. [R3], OS visit Jun 67.C14 dates of 2055 +- 6 BC and 2355 +- 60 BC (calibrated to 2600 +- 110 BC and 3035 +- 110 Bc) from ox and red deer bones.[R4]As described, but dilapidated. Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Sept 80.",,1980, 60056,552,968770,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"This location was visited as part of the Orkney Barrows Project. The mounds were not recorded as visible. The site is located on a gentle slope, probably best visible for 500m to the E. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1994",,1994, 60056,553,644481,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY32SW 5 3830 2136. A group of four mounds lies about a quarter-mile west of Ellibister farmhouse. They range in diameter from 25 to 30ft and in height from 18 ins to 3ft. All have at some time been opened. In the centre of the most northerly was found a possible short cist, of which only the side-slabs remain. A stone artifact is said (J Fraser 1928) to have been found in one of the mounds, and numerous flint arrowheads are said to have been found in an adjacent field. RCAHMS 1946. Four turf-covered cairns, as described by the Commission, situated on the valley floor at HY 3830 2136: the one with the cist is at HY 3831 2137. No further information was discovered about the flint arrowheads or the stone artifact. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (RL) 2 June 1967. Field ploughed: no visible evidence. OS Revision August 1985.",,01/01/1976,31/12/1976 60056,554,619728,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"Near by the reputed site of the old Castle at Ellibister, which is now cultivated ground, are four small mounds, in one of which was found a cist not very long since, and also a roughly carved skull-shaped stone. [R1]Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,, 60010,555,968738,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"These small, bowl-shaped mounds are situated in boggy ground. They form a small, compact group on a low plateau, and are not prominent in the landscape. Seven Knowes 1: Diameter 6.0m. Height 0.4m. Seven Knowes 2: Diameter 4.5m. Height 0.2m.Seven Knowes 3: Diameter 5.0m. Height 0.25m.Seven Knowes 4: Diameter 5.0m. Height 0.25m. Seven Knowes 5: Diameter 7.0m. Height 0.3m.Seven Knowes 6: measures 7.0m by 8.0m. Height 0.5m. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1994",,1994, 60010,556,645295,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"HY32SE 8 Centred on 3928 2072. (HY 392 207) Seven Knowes (NR) OS 6""map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1900). A group of mounds ranging in diameter from 12 to 35 ft and in height from 18 ins to 2ft 6 ins. The two largest and best-defined stand close to the west side of a cultivated patch on the hillside, and, like most of the smaller ones, have been opened. Several other mounds, all low and with an average diameter of about 15ft, are said to have been removed from another patch some 150 yds to the west, but they apparently presented no features of special interest. RCAHMS 1946. Six of these mounds, almost certainly barrows, remain, in a pasture field. There is no trace of the other, the smallest. They are composed mainly of earth and are circular, now only c.0.2m high. There is no trace of any mounds 150 yds to the west. Revised at 1/2500. Visited by OS(RL) 3 June 1967. Destroyed. OS Revision September 1985.HY 3927 2070 Topographic survey, geophysical survey and excavation was undertaken in June 1998. Parts of three of this group of small mounds (NMRS HY32SE 8), placed in close proximity to one another, were excavated. Two of the mounds covered central cists containing cremations. Cremations had been deposited in regularly shaped rounded pits which were evenly spaced around the mounds. These pits had been cut into and were covered by hillwash. Coarse stone tools had been deposited on top of the central cists and on the kerbs of the mounds.Sponsor: Historic ScotlandJ Downes 1998",,, 60010,557,619274,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"As described, mounds are very insignificant. Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) May 81.",,1981, 60010,558,567992,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"HY 3927 2070 Topographic survey, geophysical survey and excavation was undertaken in June 1998. Parts of three of this group of small mounds (NMRS HY32SE 8), placed in close proximity to one another, were excavated. Two of the mounds covered central cists containing cremations. Cremations had been deposited in regularly shaped rounded pits which were evenly spaced around the mounds. These pits had been cut into and were covered by hillwash. Coarse stone tools had been deposited on top of the central cists and on the kerbs of the mounds.Sponsor: Historic ScotlandJ Downes 1998",,01/06/1998,30/06/1998 60010,559,567991,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,Destroyed. OS Revision September 1985.,,1985, 60010,560,567990,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Six of these mounds, almost certainly barrows, remain, in a pasture field. There is no trace of the other, the smallest. They are composed mainly of earth and are circular, now only c.0.2m high. There is no trace of any mounds 150 yds to the west. Revised at 1/2500. Visited by OS(RL) 3 June 1967.",,1967, 60184,561,968847,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"During a visit made as part of the Orkney Barrows Project, it was noted that this mound had been levelled. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1993",,1993, 60184,562,645297,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY32SW 1 3030 2076. (Area : HY 302 206) A burial mound, which on removal was found to contain a cist, is said to have stood on the cultivated land only a few paces from the south side of the farmhouse at Handest. RCAHMS 1946. The site of this mound, at HY 3030 2076, is marked by a slight rise in the corner of a cultivated field. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (RL) 30 May 1967.The Orkney Herald reported (in November 1891) the discovery of a cinerary urn and cist, both without covers, 300 yards SE of Dounby School.",,01/11/1891,30/11/1891 60067,563,963783,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"In spite of there being covered in grass, it is doubtful whether these two mounds, which stand on the N side of the hill road to Mid Bigging and about 150 yards W of the house, are anything other than rubbish heaps. They lie on either side of an area that has obviously been considerably excavated for road materials, and neither of them has the appearance of a prehistoric construction. They are not very regularly formed, the dimensions of the one on the E being 34 ft by 28 ft at the base by 4 ft high, while the other is about 30 ft in diameter and 4 ft 6 ins in height.Visited by RCAHMS 14 June 1929 (RCAHMS 1946 No. 59)",,1929, 60067,564,645331,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,N/a,,"HY32SW 10 3017 2266. (HY 3017 2266) Tumuli (NR) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1900). These probable rubbish heaps, on the edge of an area of surface quarrying, lie east and west of each other, measuring 34ft by 28ft by 4ft high, and 30ft in diameter by 4ft 6ins in height respectively. RCAHMS 1946. Spoil heaps, as described. Visited by OS (RL) 29 May 1967.",,, 60067,565,567996,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"The Knowes of Qouyscottie exemplify a type of cemetery found in most parts of the Orkney Island group. Diffuse groups of numerous small, regularly shaped mounds.The group lies in an unploughed field about 100m N from the farmhouse on the lower slopes of Greenay Hill. In all there are ten knowes, five lying close together in the corner of the field nearest the public road and adjacent to the house 'Sunnybrae'. In the garden of this house are two further knowes heavily overgrown. Three more are widely scattered one to the E and the others to the N of the main group.This group is likely to have been associated with the Knowes of Cuean to the N. When excavation commenced a flat cremation cemetery was discovered which is thought to be contemporary.M E Hedges (North of Scotland Archaeological Society), Proc Soc Antiq Soc 1976-7",,01/01/1976,31/12/1977 60067,566,620159,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Partial Investigation,,"Ten mounds in total, 5 lie adjacent to the house of Sunnybrae, 2 in the garden, one to the east and two to the N of the main group. Four of the mounds were investigated by Hedges in the 1970's. This showed that they were in fact part of a Bronze Age cemetery, including a flat cremation cemetery. See Hedges 1979 for excavation report.Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,, 60074,567,619175,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"No local name is preserved; the site is conventionally referred to as Midhowe Cairn although Midhowe is really the name of the broch OR 631.From FIELD 23 MUSEUM LOCATION & REF:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~NMA EO 459-73. Skeletal: Anatomy Dept, Aberdeen Univ. Animal bones. Royal Scottish Museum.================================================================Orkney-Cromarty stalled cairn 106ft 9in long overall, the chamber having 12 compartments. Before excavation in 1932-3 and 1934 it was a long grassy mound from which the tops of some of the slabs projected. Now in SDD guardianship and enclosed within a stone building. [R1]Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,01/01/1933,12/12/1933 60074,568,555732,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,Visited by Childe in 1941.V G Childe 1942,,1941, 60074,569,644922,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY33SE 1 3722 3048. (HY 3719 3052) Mid Howe: Orkney-Cromarty Stalled Cairn. Before excavation in 1932-3 and later in 1934, it was a long grassy mound from which the tops of some upright stones projected. It has now been placed under the guardianship of the Dept of the Environment who have enclosed it in a stone building. The cairn, rectangular in plan with rounded corners, measures 106' 9"" in length and 42' 6"" in width, with the main axis SE-NW. It is bounded by an elaborately built wall-face with another wall-face 4' 6"" to 7' 9"" within it. The outer wall-face is constructed with two horizontally laid foundation courses; the inner wall-face survives up to a height of 6' and is built of horizontally laid slabs. The passage opens from the SE end of the cairn. The outer end was found blocked by masonry, its outer face flush with the outer wall-face round the cairn, and the inner end was similarly blocked; no roofing remains. The chamber is 76' long by 6' 6"" to 8' wide, divided by pairs of transverse upright slabs into twelve compartments from 4' to 7' long. The walls are of well-built vertical dry masonry. At the NW end of the cairn there had been a secondary occupation at a higher level. There seemed to have been a passage leading from the NW end of the cairn to the chamber as a height of about 3' above floor level. Some secondary constructions were also found against the N corner of the cairn, including a cist-like tank. Two walls spring from the N and E corners of the cairn. They have an average width of 4' 6"" and are up to 4' high. The N wall was traced for 68', and at 36' 6"" from the cairn there was a carefully built gap 2' wide; the E wall was traced for 45' and there was a similar gap 3' 6"" from the cairn. The foundations of the walls are 9"" to 12"" below the base of the cairn, and where they abut the cairn its facing wall is undisturbed. Their date and purpose are unknown. Various finds from the site are in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS). The pottery is of the Unstan type. A S Henshall 1963; RCAHMS 1946; R W Feachem 1963; J G Callander 1934. Mid How Chambered Cairn (As per HBM [DofE] plaque), at HY 3722 3048, as described and planned, housed inside a building. Visited by OS (AA) 10 October 1972.",,, 60039,570,979300,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,Excavation by Walter G Grant in 1936.,,01/01/1936,31/12/1936 60039,571,644413,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY33SE 21 372 314. At HY 372 314 is a group of three mounds, excavated in 1936 by Grant, who showed that they contained burials (further details given below). W G Grant 1937. These three mounds were located by field surveyor(AA) at (1): HY 3723 3144; (2): HY 3724 3145; and (3): HY 3725 3149. All were turf-covered with evidence of central excavations; they appeared to have a content of earth with some stones. The field surveyor further noted, at HY 3724 3144, E of (1), a similar mound with, in its excavated centre, a circular dry- walled structure 0.8 m in diameter and 0.3 m deep with a curved, dry-walled (?) entrance from the S. Again, 17.0 m S of (1) was a smaller, vague mound with a slab on edge and traces of dry-walling near its centre. These mounds lay in an area enclosed by denuded later walls, probably contemporary with the vague footings of a rectangular building 17.0 m S of mound (1). Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS(AA) 12 October 1972. (1: HY 3723 3144; 2: HY 3724 3145; 4: HY 3724 3144) Cairns (NR) (3: HY 3725 3149) Cairn (NR) OS 25""map, 1976. Cairn (1) measures 6.4 m in diameter and 0.6 m in height; it covered a cist containing cremated bone,'cramp' and six small pieces of flint, now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS, Accession nos: EQ 581-6). Cairn (2), 8 m NE of (1) and crossed by a drystone dyke, measures 5.5 m in diameter and 0.7 m in height. It covered two cists, one of them central, both containing cremated bone and 'cramp'. A pebble with grinding facets, now in the NMAS (AK 253) was probably found in the second cist. Cairn (3), 57 m N of (1) measures about 4.9 m in diameter and 0.6 m in height; it covered an upright Cinerary Urn in a stone setting and containing cremated bones and 'cramp'. These three cairns are situated near to the farmstead of Knapknowes, cleared in 1845 (represented by the rectangular footings, wallings, etc noted by the field surveyor(AA), the stones of which were used to build the nearby dykes. 'Cairn' no.4 was also excavated by Grant, who showed that it was in fact the remains of the corn-drying kiln associated with this farmstead. (See W G Grant 72-3, omitted in error from the previous recording.) (See also HY33SE 26-34.) Visited by R G Lamb 1980. W G Grant 1937; RCAHMS 1982; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1935; RCAHMS 1946.",,, 60039,572,968591,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Mounds at Knap Knowes:1: HY 37230 31450. Bowl-shaped. 6.5m by 7.0m. Height 0.75m. Visible 500m to the W, and up to 1km NW. Under bluff. 2: HY 37260 31490. Bowl-shaped. 5.0m by 5.0m. Height 0.3m. Visible 500m to the W, and up to 1km NW. Under bluff. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1994",,1994, 60039,573,963748,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Three burial cairns stand in pasture; two within the farmstead HY33SE 60, the third some 60m to the NNE. The largest cairn (HY 37259 31511) is the one standing apart from the other two. It measures 9.5m in diameter by up to 1.1m in height and the top of the mound has been disturbed, with low heaps of spoil lying to the N and E of a shallow depression. The second cairn (at HY 37239 31448) stands a little to the S of a stone wall that crosses the area from WNW to ESE. It measures 7.5m in diameter by 0.6m in height and a shallow depression, 2.5m diameter, at its centre indicates a disturbance. The third cairn is situated immediately NE of the second and is crossed by the wall. It measures 5m in diameter and 0.5m in height. The three cairns were noted by RCAHMS in 1928 and excavated by WG Grant (1937, Nos. 1-3). Visited by RCAHMS (GFG) 9 May 2013.",,2013, 60040,574,968592,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"These mounds are on a prominent site, visible for up to 1km to the N, W and SW. One of the mounds, at HY 37320 31640, measures 6.0m by 7.0m and 0.3m in height. Cattle prevented the visiting of the second mound. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1994",,1994, 60040,575,644568,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY33SE 26 3731 3164. (A: HY 3731 3163; B: HY 3732 3166) Cairns (NR) OS 1:10,000 1977. These two mounds are situated a short distance SW of the ruined farmstead of Upper Quandal; they were excavated by Grant in 1936. W G Grant 1937. Mound 'A' was too spread to be measured accurately, but was at least 0.6 m high and covered a cist containing cremated bone and 'cramp' The site is now a small green knoll with a hollow centre (RCAHMS 1982). Mound 'B', 27 m NE of 'A', had been opened prior to Grant's excavation; it measures about 8 m in diameter (RCAHMS 1982). A central cist contained cremated bones, a flint scraper and fragments of pottery, now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS, Accession no: EA 215). A perforated stone said to be from this mound is also in the NMAS (EQ 441). (PSAS 1935 Donations). There is still an upright slab in the centre of the mound. Visited by R G Lamb 1980. RCAHMS 1946; RCAHMS 1982. When seen in 1972, these mounds were described as turf-covered with evidence of central excavation, and having a content of earth with some stone. The remains of a cist were noted in 'B'. Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS(AA) 12 October 1972.",,, 60040,576,964745,GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY,,,"HY 37410 32205 A gradiometer survey covering c3ha was undertaken in March 2011 over four key areas within the Quandale landscape. The sites included a potential prehistoric settlement, an area around a 16th-century house (Tafts) including out-buildings and associated enclosures, a burnt mound at Knowe of Dale (HY33SE 15) and two small burnt mounds close to a barrow cemetery (HY33SE 26). The aim of the survey was to place these monuments within the context of the surrounding landscape. The results were mixed with weak responses from the prehistoric settlement and extensive rig and furrow around the 16th-century house. More positive responses were recorded for the burnt mounds, although an extant earthwork gave very little magnetic response.Archive: ORCA GeophysicsFunder: Orkney Island CouncilORCA Geophysics, 2011",,2011, 60040,577,963751,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"These two grass-grown burial cairns stand in formerly cultivated ground on the leading of a terrace on the SW-flank of Quandale. The larger mound (HY 37329 31661) measures 9.3m in diameter and about 0.2m in height. A spoil heap, measuring up to 2.5m across and 0.6m in height, overlies the NE side of the cairn and further spoil is present on the N and SE. At the centre of the cairn there is a single edge-set slab, measuring 1m from E to W, which is probably the side-slab of a cist. The second cairn (HY 37305 31644) stands 20m to the SW and measures only 3.5m in diameter and 0.4m in height. The centre has been disturbed and there is a small pile of spoil at the N edge of the shallow depression.These cairns were noted in 1928 (RCAHMS 1946 No.560 (1)) and excavated by WG Grant (1937 No. 4 and 5). Visited by RCAHMS (GFG) 9 May 2013.",,2013, 60040,578,619182,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"The first mound is now a small green knoll with hollowed centre, the second is much larger, appearing now as a circular rim some 8m diameter with erect earthfast slabs near centre.[R1], Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Aug 80.",,1980, 60040,579,884504,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"Two burial mounds excavated by Grant in the 1930s. His mound no 4, is at HY 3732 3164, much spread, it contained a cist with burnt bones and cramp. His mound no 5 at 3733 3166 had been disturbed and at its centre were two slabs which probably represented a cist; burnt bones, pottery fragments and a flint scraper were found. [R2], [R3], cf OR 624-5 and 627-30.Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,01/01/1936,31/12/1936 60057,580,968593,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Only one of these mounds could be located during the course of the Orkney Barrows Project.HY 37000 31350. Possibly bowl-shaped. 2.5m by 2.5m, height 0.5m. In a prominent position on the skyline, visible for 1km to the N, 2km to the S, for 750m to the W and for 200-300m to the E.Information from the Orkney Barows Project (JD), 1994",,1994, 60057,581,644569,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY33SE 27 370 312. (A: HY 3705 3126; B: HY 3706 3125; C: HY 3706 3121) Cairns (NR) These three mounds are situated 260 m NW of the former farmstead of Whoom in boggy ground at the head of a small hillside valley. They were excavated by Grant (W G Grant 1937) in 1936. The northernmost mound ('A' - Grant no 6) measured about 4.5 m in diameter and is still 1 m in height; it contained a cist (see plan) which was found to be empty. Mound 'B' (Grant no 7) measured 7 m in diameter and 1.2 m in height; Grant revealed a cist which contained a club-like stone implement. The third cairn ('C' - Grant no 8) lay about 40 m to the S; it was 5.5 m in diameter and 0.3 m in height. It covered a cist containing a steatite urn with a cremation, three other steatite objects (suggested by Grant to be amulets) and 'cramp'. The cist, normally waterlogged, can still be seen. The finds are in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) (Accession nos: EQ 438-40). (PSAS 1935). Situated on the summit of a rocky ridge about 100 m NNW of mound 'A' there is a further possible example measuring about 2 m in diameter and 0.5 m high (previously un-noted). Visited by R G Lamb 1980. RCAHMS 1982; RCAHMS 1946. When seen in 1972, these mounds were described as being turf-covered, with evidence of central excavations. They appeared to have a content of earth with some stone. Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS(AA) 12 October 1972.",,01/01/1936,31/12/1936 60152,582,645298,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY40NW 3 4385 0968 to 4388 0968. A:(HY 4385 0968) In June 1909 a two-storeyed cist was found on the farm of Crantit. The roof of the upper storey lay about 2 ft. below ground level. This storey was quite empty and measured about 2 ft. sq. and 1 foot deep. Its sides were of (dry-stone) masonry and the bottom acted as the roof for the lower storey which measured 3 feet 1 in. long by 2 ft. 2 ins. wide by 1 ft.9 in. deep. This storey constructed wholly of edge-set slabs, contained the flexed skeleton of a young person, some calcined bones and a perforated deer-horn implement. J W Cursiter 1910. B:(HY 4388 0968) Another, but single, cist was found in January,1924, and measures 3 ft. 5 ins. long on the N.E. side, 4 ft. long on the s.w. side by 2 ft. 2 ins. wide and deep. In the N. corner was a heap of calcined bones; in the E. corner a smaller pile of the same and between them was a small deposit of yellow-brown ashes. ""The NW end slab is banked up on the outside by built stones"". H Marwick 1924; RCAHMS 1946. There is no trace of either cist or of any feature at this site, which is in a ploughed field. Visited by OS(GHP) 8 April 1964. 'The Orcadian' in 1909 reported the excavation of a double cist at this site, which was found in June 1908. It is likened to site HY40NW 4, which was described as being ""11 chains away"". M Howe 2006",,01/06/1909,31/01/1924 60027,583,645299,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,N/a,,"HY40NW 4 4345 0983. (Area HY 4345 0983) In 1855 several mounds were opened on the farm of Newbigging; Kirkwall. One of them, on the SE slope of the hill about 22 chains WNW of (HY40NW 3), contained three cists as shown. Petrie has put on record a detailed account of its examination.(G Petrie 1868). The mound was 30 ft. diameter at base and 5-6 ft. high. Beneath a heap of stones at the top were two flagstones, being the cover-stones of two empty cists, each about 4 ft. 8 ins. long by 18 in. wide and 13 ins. deep, which where separated by a single slab bonded into masonry; this masonry formed a wall on three sides of the whole cavity, the fourth side being a single flagstone. The bottom flag proved to be the cover of a third cist 4 ft. 8 in. long, 3 ft. 1 in. wide and 2 ft. 2 in. deep containing 2 human skeletons, one at each end, in the contracted posture as well as ashes mingled with calcined bones. RCAHMS 1946; H Marwick 1924. No further information could be obtained about these mounds. They could not be located, and have probably been destroyed by cultivation. Visited by OS(GHP) 8 April 1964.In 1855 'The Orcadian' reported the excavation of cists from a number of barrows. The 'John O'Groat Journal' in 1855 describes the discovery of a double cist with bones in a previous excavation. M Howe 2006",,01/05/1855,31/12/1855 60027,584,577391,EXCAVATION,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Excavation of mounds at Newbigging, Kirkwall",Excavated by Petrie in 1855,,01/05/1855,31/12/1855 60027,585,620150,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Casual Observation,"Discovery of cist at Newbigging, Kirkwall","In May 1855, Mr William Fotheringham, the proprietor of the farm of Newbigging, accidentally discovered on his farm a cist containing a small stone urn. Petrie gives a detailed account of his findings. [R1]Text derived from PSAS. A description of the mound, cist and finds is given. [R2]Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,01/05/1855,31/12/1855 60027,586,568017,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"No further information could be obtained about these mounds. They could not be located, and have probably been destroyed by cultivation. Visited by OS(GHP) 8 April 1964.",,1964, 60126,587,645338,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY40NW 8 407 075. A cist was found at Greenigoe parish of Orphir, Orkney and contained portions of woollen cloth of four or five different textures. There is no evidence as to how the cloth has disposed on the presumed associated body - for when the cist was visited by Mr Cursiter no traces of bones were visible. An amber bead and an another of opaque vitreous paste were said to have been found with the cist. Portions of the cloth were presented by Mr James W Cursiter to National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) on 11 February 1889, Accession no. NA 307. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1889 (Donations); NMAS Cat. 1892. There is no local knowledge of this cist and associated finds. Visited by OS(NKB) 7 April 1964.",,01/01/1889,31/12/1889 60004,588,644975,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY40SE 1 4826 0258. (HY 4826 0258) Laughton's Knowe (NAT) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1903). Laughton's Knowe is a grass covered mound about 45 ft. in diameter and 9 ft. high. RCAHMS 1946. A stone cist (possibly secondary) containing a Late Bronze Age cremation burial with a bronze razor in a wooden (?hazel) sheath was found in the mound about 1916. The razor was presented to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) by Mr P Sutherland Graeme. C M Piggott 1950. Laughton's Knowe a mound of earth and stone is as described above, but has been mutilated in the N and E. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (RD) 28 August 1964.The razor is held in the National Museum of Scotland under accession number Royal Museum of Scotland EQ 557.J M Coles 1966.",,, 60004,589,568020,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Laughton's Knowe a mound of earth and stone is as described above, but has been mutilated in the N and E. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (RD) 28 August 1964.",,1964, 60128,590,619305,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"In May 1981 Mr Goudie, Craebreck, discovered a cist in front of the old farm buildings at Blomuir when his tractor broke through the cover. The top of the cist was barely below the surface of the farmyard in front of the steading 4m E of the NE corner of the house, which occupies the summit of a low rise one of many such hillocks in the area. It appeared that the cist did not have a single-slab cover but was roofed by the corbelling-out of smaller slabs from the corners, but of this roof of course only a small portion remained in position. As it would be necessary to fill the cavity with hardcore to allow the passage of farm machinery, and the compaction of the hardcore on to the cist contents would damage these, it was decided to excavate the contents. A small area E of the cist was also excavated in order to allow the bottom of the cist to be reached. In this area beneath some 80mm of farmyard metalling, a packing of horizontally-laid flat slabs was encountered, with several layers of such slabs underneath them. It was clear that these were the remains of a cairn of stones which had been built around the cist. The lower half of the cist cavity was dug into natural clay. It appeared that the stones of the cairn had simply been carried corbel-fashion over the cist to form its roof.The cist, which has its longer axis NNW-SSE, is made of 4 slabs uniformly some 30mm thick. The end-slabs are embraced by the side-slabs. The N end-slab 485mm long and the S one 525mm. The two side-slabs are both longer than the cist itself, projecting some distance beyond the end-slabs at all four corners. As it was considered undesirable to excavate the unthreatened area beyond the cist itself the ends of these slabs were not located except for the N end of the E slab which extended 150mm beyond the end-slab of the cist. The internal measurements of the cist on the E are 735mm and on the W 760mm. After removal of the debris which had just fallen into it, the cist was empty except for a deposit of ashes and very small burnt bone fragments some 80mm thick, on its floor. This floor was not a single slab but was formed of a number of small paving-stones set in clay. The depth of the cist, between this floor and the top of the side-slabs, was 540mm.On removal of the floor, the side and end slabs of the cist were found to contiue down for a further 120mm below the floor level, being set close-fitting into slots dug in the glacial clay. The side and end slabs are left in position and the cist is to be filled with hardcore and covered over.The bone fragments including some fused material and cramp, amounting to 850gms as weighed still moist, were deposited in Tank Ho Mus. RGL Jun 81.The bone fragments were examined by Miss J McKinley of Bradford University who determined that the cist contained the ashes of 2 children. See detailed records.Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Sep 81.",,01/05/1981,31/05/1981 60114,591,645005,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,N/a,,"HY40SE 20 4718 0311. While ploughing in the field S of Blomuir, Mr. Gaudie, Craebreck, turned up a fragment of a large plain bucket shaped urn containing burnt bone and 'Cramp'. Now in Tankerness House Museum (Accession no. 1983/19) Visited by R G Lamb April 1983.",,, 60114,592,619419,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Casual Observation,,"In newly ploughing, on the big field S of the house of Blomuir, recently acquired by him, Mr Gaudie turned up a fragment of a large urn containing burnt bone fragments and cramp. When recovered for the museum, this consisted of a lump of material which had been completely turned over by the plough. Immediately under the pot fragments as lying, was the turf, indicating that the urn had been buried with its top just below the surface. It is likely therefore that this was the first time this particular spot - a very stony hillock - had been ploughed, although the rest of the field has been cultivated of old. The urn possibly had been buried upright in a hole dug into the the shale bedrock, here barely 100mm below surface, the plough having sliced off the top and displaced this to one side; but probing among the plough-furrows failed to locate the main body of the urn which may still be buried there. The urn appears to have been heavy, bucket-shaped and plain; the mould of the contents where sliced across by the plough, indicated a diameter of 270mm. Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Apr 83.",,01/01/1983,31/12/1983 60012,593,645162,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY40SE 3 c. 463 027. (Approx. HY 463 027) Two mounds on the farm of West Moss were opened in June 1866. The larger, 50 ft. in diameter and 5 ft. high was of clay with a ring of boulders set within the edge. A short cist containing a stone urn was found at the centre, 2 ft. below the top. (Information from G Petrie notebook No.9, 33). The other, 25 ft, in diameter and 2 ft.high also contained a short cist. RCAHMS 1946. No further information. Mounds not located. Visited by OS (RD) 28 August 1964.",,, 60012,594,568027,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Excavated by George Petrie in 1866.(Information from G Petrie notebook No.9, 33).",,01/06/1866,30/06/1866 60012,595,568025,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,No further information. Mounds not located. Visited by OS (RD) 28 August 1964.,,1964, 60153,596,884533,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Now no trace. There is a very slight rise in the corner of the field which might indicate a mound over the cists, but Mr Shearer has ploughed the field and found nothing.Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) May 79.",,1979, 60153,597,645163,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY40SE 4 4553 0362 Unusual cist burials were found on the 7th July, 1927 by the Messrs. Isbister in a field on the farm of Backakeldy. (Information from Mr P Isbister, Backakeldy, Holm, Orkney). They consisted of:A: A large well-made cist which contained a flexed burial,and, in a corner, cremated remains. On the lid were found two very rude stone implements: Over these were two slabs forming a roof and on the ridge so formed was balanced another stone. B: A smaller, roughly made cist composed partly of water-worn stones having a common side with Cist A and containing the part skeleton of a 13-16 year child. Both cists have been left in situ. H Marwick 1928. These cists, still in situ, were found about 0.3m. below the surface in the field at HY 4553 0362. The present whereabouts of the finds could not be ascertained. (Information from Mr P Isbister, Backakeldy, Holm, Orkney). Cists surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (RD), 28 August 1964.",,07/07/1927,08/07/1927 60153,598,614216,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,N/a,,"Cist burials found 7th July 1927 by Messrs Isbister. One large well-made cist, flexed burial, cremated remains in corner. Two rude stone implements on lid. Over these were two slabs forming a roof and on the ridge was balanced another stone. Having a common side with it was another cist, smaller and rougher, with part skeleton of 13-16 year old child. [R1]Two rude stone implements one of which is described as 9in long x 3.31in wide x 2.5in thick, tapering to an oval point which has broken off, found on top of a large cist discovered on Backakelday Farm, Holm, 7th July 1927, donated to Kirkwall Museum by Mr P Isbister. [R2]Cists still in situ. Were found 0.3m below surface. Present whereabouts of finds not known. OS visit Aug 64.Information Mr Isbister (uncle of present owner).",,07/07/1927,31/07/1927 60190,599,644749,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY41NE 9 479 165. The site of a mound found in 1881, is in the road over a sandy hill, a mile NE of Balfour Village, and then the mound was so slight that it was not observed until a fragment of an urn was turned up. Then a small cist was found with a stone bottom and a cover-stone. The urn, now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS), was of steatite 6 1/2"" diameter and 4"" high, and had been broken and mended by piercing holes in both sides of the fractures. RCAHMS 1946. Visited 1928; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1882 (Donations). No further information. Visited by OS(AA) 30 September 1972In 1881 workmen making the road across a sandy hilltop, about 1 mile (1.61km) NE of Balfour village, disturbed an insignificant-looking mound and discovered a small slab-formed cist containing a steatite urn (Royal Museum of Scotland accession no. EK8).RCAHMS 1987; NMAS Catalogue 1892",,01/01/1881,31/12/1881 60013,600,992972,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"HY 40715 18796 In June 2012 brief visits were made to several scheduled sites on the S-facing slope of Enyas Hill to test their value as viewpoints for wind farm planning assessments. Varme Dale is a dispersed scheduled collection of six mounds and barrows and the visit focused on an unscheduled outlier mound at HY 40716 18792 added to the group from a 1981 account (HY41NW 2), and the highest altitude mound at 49m OD. A second smaller outlier mound, c3.5m wide by 0.3m high was noted c18m W of the first at HY 40699 18786.The various clusters of monuments are almost certainly parts of general Bronze Age activity planned to exploit the extensive panoramic outlooks across the Bay of Firth. The modern nomenclature and protective zoning tends to artificially divide the traces into segments which underplay the full spread. At a detailed level, there are differences in recognisable size, the probable content of contained cists and maybe variations in construction, but the overall pattern is a series of low earth burial mounds, 5?15m in diameter and 0.3?2.0m high. The RCAHMS records suggest Verme Dale has at least seven recognisable mounds, whilst nearby Knowes of Euro has two mounds, and West Puldrite four mounds. This gives a total of at least 13 surviving mounds, and has increased significance when the full group is viewed as a single landscape phenomenon, which may originally have contained many more elements within its zonal spread.The various hillslopes around the Bay of Firth have a very high distribution of Bronze Age mounds and tumuli and this specific Enyas hillslope gives an unexpected sightline beyond the encircling horizons to the hills of Hoy through the Finstown gap. It seems very probable that this view was a selection factor for their location, as this landscape window is only available from a restricted portion of the hillside.David Lynn, 2012",,2012, 60013,601,968727,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Eight mounds were recorded at Varme Dale during the course of the Orkney Barrows Project. The whole group is a mixture of sizes and sitings. The lower placed mounds have not been ploughed due to boggy ground. Varme Dale 1: 40740 18560. The placing of this bowl-shaped mound on a spur elevates it and makes it look like it is on a platform. It measures 9.7m by 10.7m and 0.4m in height. It is visible from the N for 350m and for 400m to the S. Varme Dale 2: 40750 18560. Kerbed Bowl. Measures 8.4m by 7.m. Height 0.7m. It is visible from the N for 350m and probably for 400m to the S. Varme Dale 3: 40650 18530. Bowl-shaped. Measures 9.3m by 10.4m. Height 0.6m. On the main slope of the hill, so not as prominent as 1 and 2. Varme Dale 4: 40710 18630. Bowl-shaped. Measures 7.5m by 6.8m. Visible from S and SW for 500m-1km and from mounds 1, 2 and 3. Varme Dale 5: 40580 18700. Kerbed Bowl. Measures 5.4m by 5.0m. Height 0.5m. Visibility good from upslope, not prominent from S downslope. Varme Dale 6: 40620 18700. Kerbed Bowl. Measures 6.9m by 6.8m. Height 0.7m. Some large kerb blocks are visible. Visibility good from upslope, not prominent from S downslope. Varme Dale 7: 40770 18740. Bowl-shaped, Measures 9.2m by 9.9m. Height 1.0m. Located at foot of slope, not prominent. Varme Dale 8: 40710 18800. This bowl-shaped mound overlooks the rest of the cemetery, and was possibly the largest of the group although its size has been enhanced by peat growth. Of all the Varme Dale mounds it is the only one that can be seen from the groups to the E. It measures 16.0m by 13.5m and 0.9m in height.Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1993",,1993, 60013,602,783938,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY41NW 2 4074 1856. (HY 406 186) Tumuli (NR) OS 6""map, Orkney, 2nd ed.(1900). A group of six mounds, 19ft to 31ft in diameter and 2ft to 4ft in height. The most southerly appears to have been opened. RCAHMS 1946. Six barrows, as described by the Commission. Four are as published by the OS: the other two are at HY 4074 1856 and HY 4075 1856. Another, c.15.0m in diameter and c.0.6m high, is at HY 4077 1874, on a false crest. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS(RL) 13 June 1967.HY 406 186 Topographic survey, geophysical survey and excavation was undertaken in June 1998. The two mounds which were investigated of this extensive group (NMRS HY41NW 2) were particularly badly damaged, one by rabbits, the other by cattle and rabbits. Two cists were exposed within a mound that had been almost levelled by rabbits, and cremation burials were recovered from both. The other larger mound was better preserved and had a more complex structure. A very substantial stone kerb had been built over a thick layer of burnt stones and burnt turves. The central cist was located but not excavated as it is not under threat.Sponsor: Historic ScotlandJ Downes 1998",,, 60013,603,619208,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"As described. Additional mound at HY 4071 1880, 5m dia, 0.3m high. The area is a small remaining tract of rough grass and heather among recently improved land and must be regarded as under threat of improvement. Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) May 81.",,1981, 60013,604,568032,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"HY 406 186 Topographic survey, geophysical survey and excavation was undertaken in June 1998. The two mounds which were investigated of this extensive group (NMRS HY41NW 2) were particularly badly damaged, one by rabbits, the other by cattle and rabbits. Two cists were exposed within a mound that had been almost levelled by rabbits, and cremation burials were recovered from both. The other larger mound was better preserved and had a more complex structure. A very substantial stone kerb had been built over a thick layer of burnt stones and burnt turves. The central cist was located but not excavated as it is not under threat.Sponsor: Historic ScotlandJ Downes 1998",,01/06/1998,30/06/1998 60013,605,568031,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Six barrows, as described by the Commission. Four are as published by the OS: the other two are at HY 4074 1856 and HY 4075 1856. Another, c.15.0m in diameter and c.0.6m high, is at HY 4077 1874, on a false crest. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS(RL) 13 June 1967.",,1967, 60117,606,644490,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY41SE 10 c. 469 101. 'A large stone (steatite J Anderson 1875) urn (broken) found when excavating foundations for a dwelling-house at Birstane, St Ola' was purchased by David Balfour of Balfour and Trenabie, at the sale of Kirkwall Museum and presented to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) 13th October, 1862. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1865. This urn cannot be traced now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. Information from A S Henshall, Assistant Keeper NMAS. Enquiries at Berstane (HY 469 101) revealed that no further finds have been made in the area. Visited by OS (NKB) 6 April 1964.'John O'Groat Journal' in 1844 describes the discovery of cists with bones and a rim-decorated freestone urn, found when foundations for a new house were being dug. M Howe 2006",,01/01/1844,31/12/1844 60014,607,968245,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"A field visit undertaken as part of the Orkney Barrows Project recorded that one of the barrows at Holland (at HY 4775 1125) had been largely levelled. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project, 1993",,1993, 60014,608,644615,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"HY41SE 13 centred 477 111 Mounds and Enclosures, Holland: Between the house at Holland and the N. shore of Inganess Bay is a group of mounds, two of which have been almost entirely destroyed and can be mentioned only as sites. Two others, however, which stand very close together, have diameter of 16ft and 17ft respectively, but are only about 18"" high. About 100 yards to the NE is the largest of the group. It is circular, is composed mainly of earth, and measures about 25ft in diameter with a height of 3ft 6ins. Close to the last mound, to the SW and SSW are two circular enclosures, respectively 30ft and 36ft diameter the enclosing banks are of stone and have a spread of approx. 7ft 6ins, while in each case the space within is somewhat hollowed. No trace of any entrance gaps was observed. RCAHMS 1946; N R J Neil 1981 There are four turf-covered mounds and a low circle of earth and stones (HY 4771 1118) visible in the area indicated by RCAHMS.'A' (HY 4768 1117) and 'B' (HY 4768 1118) are earthen mounds of regular shape. Mound 'C' (HY 4773 1121) shows traces of burnt earth in rabbit scrapes at the top, and mound 'D' (HY 4793 1120) contained burnt earth and fire-baked stones; 'D' is not recorded by RCAHMS. With the exception of mound 'C' all these features have been mutilated by ploughing. There have been no finds made in the area. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 5 April 1964 Site 'C' described by OS as a Burnt Mound, is one of up to nine such plouged small mounds and enclosures. Ploughing in June 1978 had exposed a cist in the centre of the mound; two cists, one primary, one secondary were identified. The barrow had a diameter of 7.75m and a maximum height of 0.6m. The primary cist whose massive base slab rested on a bed of ash, had boulders heaped around it which were overlain in turn by 'burnt mound' material, yellow clay and a thin layer of redeposited sub-soil. The cist contained a cremation. The secondary cist contained a crouched inhumation. A few pottery sherds were recovered. N Neil and J Hedges 1979",,, 60014,609,568039,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Site 'C' described by OS as a Burnt Mound, is one of up to nine such plouged small mounds and enclosures. Ploughing in June 1978 had exposed a cist in the centre of the mound; two cists, one primary, one secondary were identified. The barrow had a diameter of 7.75m and a maximum height of 0.6m. The primary cist whose massive base slab rested on a bed of ash, had boulders heaped around it which were overlain in turn by 'burnt mound' material, yellow clay and a thin layer of redeposited sub-soil. The cist contained a cremation. The secondary cist contained a crouched inhumation. A few pottery sherds were recovered. N Neil and J Hedges 1979",,01/03/1978,31/03/1978 60014,610,568038,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"There are four turf-covered mounds and a low circle of earth and stones (HY 4771 1118) visible in the area indicated by RCAHMS.'A' (HY 4768 1117) and 'B' (HY 4768 1118) are earthen mounds of regular shape. Mound 'C' (HY 4773 1121) shows traces of burnt earth in rabbit scrapes at the top, and mound 'D' (HY 4793 1120) contained burnt earth and fire-baked stones; 'D' is not recorded by RCAHMS. With the exception of mound 'C' all these features have been mutilated by ploughing. There have been no finds made in the area. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 5 April 1964",,1964, 60099,611,1012531,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Neither the entrance to the passage nor any chambering can now be identified, except for slight mutilation to the top of the mound, due to the digging of two shallow pits and the erection of a flag pole, it is well preserved. Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (GHP) 5 April 1964.",,1964, 60099,612,644921,DESK BASED ASSESSMENT,N/a,,"HY41SW 4 4177 1292. (HY 4177 1292) Chambered Mound (NR) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1903). 'Chambered Cairn, Quanterness. ....... a conspicuous green mound marks the site of a chambered structure which was explored at some date shortly before 1805. (G Barry 1805). The mound is of considerable size, measuring about 90ft. in diameter, and about 10ft 6in in height. Its original form appears to have been that of a truncated cone, 128ft in circumference at the base and 14ft high. On the left side of the mound there seems to have been a long passage leading into the interior, but this cannot now be identified with certainty by examination of the surface. Further, only at one place are there any remains of the chamber apparent, and these are very fragmentary. A ground plan of the structure, drawn at the date when it was originally excavated, is reproduced here ... All of the chambers were built on the 'beehive' principle. The floors were of dark, earthy clay, plentifully charged with the much-broken unburnt bones of birds and domestic animals. Some human bones occurred in the deposit and a complete human skeleton was found in one of the compartments.' RCAHMS 1946; Barry 1805 Maes-Howe-type. A S Henshall 1963. Information from OS (JH) 10 October 1963",,1963, 60099,613,1000283,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Between 1972 and 1974 the chambered cairn of Quanterness was excavated by Professor Colin Renfrew, with the aim of dermining the nature of the mound, to obtain organic remains for radiocarbon dating, and evidence for its wider environmental and cultural setting.",,1972,1974 60099,614,585617,PUBLICATION ACCOUNT,,,"HY41 5 QUANTERNESS HY/418130Early Iron Age roundhouse in Firth, discovered within the debris of the cairn of the Neolithic tomb of the same name [1, 180-98]. The work by Renfrew on the chambered tomb was carried out between 1972 and 1974 and the discovery of the roundhouse was not anticipated. It was the first in Orkney to be assigned to the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age periods and the discovery shed an entirely new light on the broch period in those islands, hitherto hardly understood and relying entirely on the evidence from old excavations (no new broch has been explored by the spring of 2002). The early date of the foundation of the house, probably in the 6th or 7th centuries BC (the excavator suggests c. 700 BC), is supported both by C14 dates and by the small amount of associated pottery. The house was built by removing part of the cairn material around its entrance passage and building the circular wall partly on the old ground surface of clay and partly on the base of the cairn material. The wall was originally about 80 cm thick, widening to 1.0 m at the short entrance in the SE; it enclosed an area some 7.0 m in diameter. The NW part of the wall overrode the entrance passage of the Neolithic tomb but it was not clear whether this was exposed during Iron Age times, as it was at Howe; at a late date it seems to have been entered. The remains of a hearth were found on the NW side.There were alterations to the interior subsequently, involving the construction of various partition walls and, later, the thickening of the roundhouse wall itself. Finds: most of the pottery and other finds were recovered in the entrance passage. The pottery includes a one piece with a sharply angled shoulder, analogous to the early Iron Age material from Jarlshof and Clickhimin [1, fig. 53]. There were also some sandstone cobbles, presumably hammerstones, and one ivory mount. A number of animal bones were recovered and a report on them is available [1, 192-04].Sources: 1. Renfrew 1979.E W MacKie 2002",,2002, 60129,615,644817,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY41SW 8 c. 43 10. 'In May 1855, Mr Wm Fotheringham, proprietor of the farm of Newbigging, near Kirkwall, informed me that he had accidentally discovered on his farm a cist containing a small stone urn which ... was smashed by some boys. When found the urn had a quantity of burnt bones and ashes in it. It was of oval shape - its greatest diameter at the mouth about 9 ins, and its depth the same. It was narrower at the bottom which was flat, and perforated by three or four small holes. The fragments of the urn are in my possession'. G Petrie 1868; RCAHMS 1946. No information could be obtained about this cist. Visited by OS (GHP) 8 April 1964.",,01/05/1855,31/05/1855 60129,616,620154,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"See also OR1532 [HY40NW 4] cist/mounds at Newbigging discussed in the detailed excavation report by Petrie in PSAS 6, 1864-6 pp 411 -18. Of which this find (OR1567) insigated subsequent investigations in the areaInformation from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,, 60076,617,645061,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY42NW 1 4048 2795. Excavated by Callander and Grant (HY 4046 2795) Brough (NR) (Site of) ""Knowe of Yarso"", an Orkney-Cromarty stalled cairn situated on the very edge of a 50yd wide shelf which drops in a cliff to the terrace below. Before excavtions, in 1934, it was a low grass-grown mound from which some slabs protruded. The cairn is more or less rectangular in plan, with rounded corners, the major axis lying NW by W and SE by E and measures 50' by 25' 6"" with a maximum height of 6'. There is an outer and inner wall face encircling the cairn, the inner 2' 4"" behind the outer. The roughly paved passage, 13' 2"" long, enters the chamber from the SE. The chamber, 24' 1"" long and 5' 5"" to 6' wide, is divided into three compartments by upright transverse slabs. The cairn contained the bones of at least twenty-nine individuals as well as those of at least thirty-six reindeer, sheep and a dog. Finds included fragments of food-vessel and beaker pottery, four arrowheads and more than sixty other flint implements and five bone tools, which were donatgd to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) in 1934 by Walter A Grant. A S Henshall 1963; J G Callander and W G Grant 1935; RCAHMS 1946. 'Knowe of Yarso' as described and planned by Henshall and now restored and preserved by DOE. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS(ISS) 9 October 1972.",,01/01/1934,12/12/1934 60076,618,555749,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,Visited by Childe in 1941.V G Childe 1942,,1941, 60076,619,619087,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"Artefacts: RMS EO 393-484Human rems: 1 skull in RMS, ref L 1945 7, 4 in Anatomy Dept, University of AberdeenAnimal rems: RMSC14 date of 2275 +- 60 BC (calibrated to 2940 +- 110 BC) from red deer bone. [R5]Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,, 60164,620,968606,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"This bowl-shaped mound was recorded as part of the Orkney Barrows Project. Measuring 7.0m in diameter and 0.6m in height, it is not in a particularly prominent position but is visible for some 500m to the S. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1994",,1994, 60164,621,645227,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY42NW 10 4246 2742. Excavated by Grant in 1932. A mound, situated on Trumland Home Farm, about 10 yds E of the wall which separates that property from the adjoining holding of Nears, was excavated by Mr W G Grant, the proprietor in 1933. Before excavation it was a grassy earthen mound, 4 ft 6 ins high, with here and there slabs of stone showing through the turf. Excavation disclosed a symmetrical wall of well-built slabs, laid on bed in three to six courses and varying in height from 8 to 12 ins enclosing a circcullar space, 20ft 8 ins N-S by 20 ft 10ins E-W within which, and not far from the centre, were three cists, the primary cist being at a lower level than the others. The primary cist was 12ins square by 9ins deep, the few slabs and cover being less than 1in thick. It contained cremated human bones and a small fragment of pottery. The other two cists were slightly larger, one contained only soil, the other cremated human bones, burnt matter and fragments of a steatite urn, other parts of which were found outside the cist at its SE corner. Beyond the E side of the mound's perimeter lay a fourth cist, 2ft by 1 ft 6ins by 8 ins deep. It was completely filled with burnt material, possibly a fire-box rather than a burial cist. RCAHMS 1946; J H Craw 1934 Situated at NY 4246 2742 and now visible as a turf-covered mound 7.0m in diameter and 0.6m high. There is no sign of the cists. According to Mr J Yorstan, of Trumland Cottages, Rousay, who dug the mound for Grant, the central cist was two-tiered. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS(ISS) 8 October 1972.",,01/01/1932,31/12/1932 60164,622,619088,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"Before excavation by Grant in 1932 was a grassy earthen mound 4ft 6in high with slabs showing here and there. Three cists - one primary - revealed by excavation, a fourth cist lay just beyond perimeter of mound. After excavation the mound was restored to its pristine state. [R1], [R2]Now visible as a turfed mound 7m diameter 0.6m high, no sign of cists. According to J Yorston who did the excavation for Grant, the central cist was two-tiered. J Yorston, gamekeeper, Trumland, OS visit Oct 72.As described. Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Sep 80.",,01/01/1932,31/12/1932 60046,623,644935,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY42NW 16 4236 2738. Until a few years ago all that could be seen of the cairn, which lies some 700 yds WSW of Trumland House, was a slight mound 25 ft in diameter. It showed however, a double setting of standing stones with their major axis approx N and S. Of the inner group, which measures about 10 ft by 5 ft, some rise to a height of 3 ft 6 ins and 4 ft, others no more than pierce the turf. From 4 to 6 ft outside the second and more imperfect setting where two stones on the N arc are, 3 ft 4 ins and 2 ft 3 ins high, while those on the E and W are but 2 or 3 ins above the ground. Excavation of the inner setting carried out by W G Grant in 1932 disclosed, towards its N end, a small cist, 1 ft 9 ins by 1 ft 3 ins. Within the cist were fragments of one or perhaps two large steatite urns and fragments of cremated human bones. RCAHMS 1946; W G Grant 1933. The remains of a cairn at NY 4235 2738 which appears to have been about 6.0m in diameter and edged with slabs on edge of which only seven or eight survive, best defined in the NW. The central construction survives as planned by Grant. It appears to have been a rough chamber, entered from the S, whose original plan cannot now be positively identified. It is possible that this may have been a Viking burial. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS(ISS) 8 October 1972.",,01/01/1932,31/12/1932 60046,624,619109,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"Before excavation by Callander and Grant in 1932 this was a slight mound, 25ft in diameter, with the top of the central slab-construction protruding. These central upright slabs were set around a cist which contained fragments of two steatite urns and burnt human bone. Grant does not however describe the larger slab-construction as a chamber. The dating is uncertain; Grant tentatively suggests Bronze Age but mentions the inserted cists in the broch mound at Oxtro, Birsay, and the possibility that the steatite vessels may be Norse.[R1] + [R2]Remains of cairn which appears to have been c6m dia, edged with slabs on edge of which only 7 or 8 survive, best defined in NW. Central construction survives as planned by Grant. It appears to have been a rough chamber entered from the S, original plan now not positively ascertainable. It is possible that this may have been a Viking burial.OS visit Oct 1972.As described; mound is very slight indeed and the erect slabs are the only easily visible feature.Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Sep 1980.",,1980, 60077,625,1005248,EXCAVATION,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"Found in 1898 when General was flattening hill for a view spot. And to make a summer seat! Then excavated by Turner ""Taversoe Tuick"", an Orkney-Cromarty Bookan-type cairn, situated on the slope of the hill. Up to 1898 it appeared to be a small heather-covered knoll about 4' high, but in that year part of the upper chamber was exposed and access was gained to the intact chamber and passage below.",,01/01/1898,12/12/1898 60077,626,644937,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY42NW 2 4257 2761. (HY 4257 2761) Tumulus (NR) Stone Cists, Urns & Human Remains found (AD 1899) OS 6""map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1900). ""Taversoe Tuick"", an Orkney-Cromarty Bookan-type cairn, situated on the slope of the hill. Up to 1898 it appeared to be a small heather-covered knoll about 4' high, but in that year part of the upper chamber was exposed and access was gained to the intact chamber and passage below. It was completely excavated in 1937, and the upper chamber covered with a domed roof. The cairn has a diamaeter of about 30' and is bounded by a wall-face of horizontally laid stones. Surrounding the cairn is a spread of loose flat stones forming a sort of platform. An alley, clear of stones, led through it up to the W edge of the cairn. The cairn covers two separate chambers, one directly above the other. The upper, at ground level and entered from the N or uphill side, is placed centrally in the cairn; the lower is subterranean and entered from the S. The passage to the upper chamber is 11' long, 1' 9"" wide and 3' maximum high. The upper chamber measures 15' 6"" by 6', its main axis at right angles to the passage. It is divided into two unequal compartments with rounded ends. Three stone cists, measuring about 1' 6"" by 2', with cover-stones, had been built on a layer of earth about 1' thick between two upright slabs in the N wall of the W compartment. The lower chamber is entered by a passage 2' wide and 4' high at its inner end but contracting to 1' 5"" and 2' high at the outermost lintel. The passage is 19' long from the chamber thus continuing 5' 6"" outside the cairn above. Outside the roofed passage the sloping sides of the trench are visible, lined with walling but without lintels. The walls continue down the hillside for 19' narrowing to only 2 1/2"" wide by the entrance to the ""miniature chamber"". This small channel has been called a drain but this is obviously not its purpose. The lower chamber is entirely subterranean and roughly oval with the main axis at right angles to the passage. It measures 12' long by 5' 4"" wide and is divided by five vertical slabs into four compartments opening from a central space. The miniature chamber at the end of the passage extension is also subterranean. It is roughly oval in plan, the main axis lying SW-NE, 5' long by 4'4"" wide. Four upright slabs are set radially in the wall and hardly project into the chamber. The entrance is by a vertical drop into a narrow extension of the chamber on the SW. Finds include several skeletons and cremated bone, two complete Unstan bowls and fragments of others, a perforated secondary Neolithic mace-head, a flint arrowhead, flint scrapers, thirty-five disc beads of grey shale etc, which, except for the skeleton remains, have been donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. A S Henshall 1963; RCAHMS 1946; W G Grant 1939; J Phemister 1942. As described and planned by Henshall. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS(ISS) 8 October 1972.'The Orkney Herald' in 1898 describes the excavation of the site, from May 5th 1898.M Howe 2006",,, 60077,627,555751,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,Visited by Childe in 1941.V G Childe 1942,,1941, 60077,628,619147,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"In the early 1990's on the 18th Dec, mid morning. I observed the sun shining along the passage leading to the lower chamber. Information from Orkney SMR (JG) 18 December 97",,1997, 60078,629,644670,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY42NW 22 4004 2800 (HY 400 280) ""Knowe of Ramsay"", an Orkney-Cromarty stalled cairn, near the edge of one of the natural terraces above the shore overlooking the ""Knowe of Lairo"" (HY32NE 6). It is now a low grass-grown mound with a hollow down the centre from which some flagstones protrude . It had much the same appearance before excavation in 1935, when it was found that it had already been severely robbed and disturbed. The cairn, with its major axis NW-SE, is 103' long; the SE end, which contains the entrance passage, is square, 15' in width. The sides diverge to give a maximum width of 24' and then converge into the rounded NW end. It is edged by a wall face of horizontally laid stones, greatly dilapidated but surviving to a height of 4'2"" on the SW side; there is no second wall-face. Against the W side of the NW end is a rough block of masonry, possibly part of an unfinished outer casing to the cairn, and at the SE end on the E side a wall 7'9"" long abuts the cairn at right angles. The passage is 6'5"" long and 1' 8"" wide, with a maximum height of 2'4"". The chamber, 88' long and from 3'11"" to 6'8"" wide, is divided into 14 compartments by pairs of transverse slabs, 2'6"" - 4'9"" high. The end of the chamber is formed by a large stone on edge. A small stone cist was found near the SW corner of the fifth compartment from the entrance. Finds from the site included: about 6 small sherds of reddish ware, a scraper and 5 pieces of flint, human bones very broken and decayed and numerous animal bones. J G Callander and W G Grant 1936; RCAHMS 1946; A S Henshall 1963. The remains of a stalled cairn at HY 4004 2800, generally as described by Henshall. Only 5 stones on edge of the chamber are now visible with the merest traces of the edging wall. The wall at right angles to the SE is no longer visible. Surveyed at 1:10,000 and at 1/2500. Visited by OS (ISS), 9 October 1972.",,, 60078,630,619169,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,As described OS; now very insignificant.Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Sep 80.,,1980, 60078,631,555737,FIELD VISIT,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Visited by Childe in 1941.V G Childe 1942,,01/01/1941,12/12/1941 60118,632,644692,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY42NW 25 c. 42 29. A stone urn, apparently of steatite (11"" diameter, 7 1/2"" high) and filled with calcined bones found in the island of Rousay Orkney, was donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland in 1860. (Accession no: EK 5) Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1862 (Donations).",,01/01/1860,31/12/1860 60079,633,644458,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Blackhammer Cairn excavation,"HY42NW 3 4142 2761. (HY 4146 2771) 'Blackhammer', an Orkney-Cromarty Stalled Cairn, situated on a shelf on the lower slopes of the hillside. Since excavation in 1936 the site has been placed under DOE guardianship and is now protected by a modern roof, the whole construction being turfed over. Before excavation the cairn measured 78' by 34' and 5' in height, and was already much robbed and disturbed. Excavation showed that the structure measured 72' 6"" long by 27' wide, with the main axis E by S and W by N. It is roughly rectangular with slightly curved sides and rounded corners and faced with a carefully built wall-face, surviving in one place to a height of 3' 6"". An inner wall-face lies 3' to 7' behind and remains up to 3' 9"" high. The passage, at right angles to the main axis of the cairn and chamber, opens from the S and is 9' 9"" long, 2' 6"" wide and 3' 6"" high. When excavated, it was found to be blocked by masonry, the outer face flush with the outer wall surrounding the cairn. The chamber, 42' 6"" long, 4' 9"" to 5' 6"" wide and from 2' to 5' high, is divided into seven compartments by six pairs of divisional stones, four of which have been removed. Two masses of rough masonry, of unknown purpose and date, have been inserted into the chamber. This re-use of the chamber probably accounts for the removal of some of the divisional stones and the reduction in height of others. Finds included fragmentary skeletal remains of two adult males, numerous animal bones and pottery sherds, scrapes of pebble and flint, part of a bone pin, a flint knife and a polished stone axe of fine grain grey-green stone. The latter objects were donated to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland by Walter G Grant. J G Callander and W G Grant 1937; RCAHMS 1946; A S Henshall 1963. Blackhammer Cairn (a) at HY 4142 2761 as described and planned by Henshall. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (ISS) 9 October 1972.",,01/01/1936,31/12/1936 60079,634,555750,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,Visited by Childe in 1941.V G Childe 1942,,1941, 60079,635,619148,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"Orkney-Cromarty stalled chambered tomb in SDD guardianship. Before excavation in the 1930s it appeared as an oblong rise looking like the ruin-mound of a small farmhouse. Grant excavation plans in Orkney Archives - copies in NMRS ref ORD/138/2-3. [R1], [R2], [R3], [R4]Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,01/01/1935,31/12/1935 60189,636,1013747,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"HY 4191 2197 An excavation was undertaken, 12?15 August 2014, under the Historic Scotland human remains call-out contract, on an eroding cairn on the NE coast of mainland Orkney. Upon arrival at the site it became apparent that more than half of the cairn had already been lost to coastal erosion. Of the remaining cairn there was a central area extending nearlya metre from the section supported by a shelf of bedrock. This spur of surviving cairn must have lain very close to the centre of the original plan of the cairn and it was here that a steatite vessel was positioned. It was surrounded by placed stones and covered with a capstone and was positioned over an area of burning and burnt material thought to relate to a funeral pyre.The vessel was almost complete but was obviously badly damaged with numerous cracks and distortions visible. The vessel is a flat-rimmed, wide-mouthed, sub-circular tub-like vessel with steeply angled, rounded walls. After careful recording of the section the vessel was block lifted and returned to the AOC offices for conservation. No other artefacts were recovered during the excavation. Burnt bone fragments presumed to be human remains were recovered from the `pyre? material.Archive: RCAHMS (intended)Funder: Historic Scotland Lindsay Dunbar ? AOC Archaeology Group(Source: DES)",,2014,2014 60189,637,645753,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,N/a,,"HY42SW 5 4192 2192 (HY 4192 2192) Site of Tumulus (OE) Stone Cists found AD 1859. OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1900). Stone cists, containing ashes (apparently burnt bone),were found during land improvement. In the enclosure 250 links to the north are traces of two mounds about which nothing is known. Name Book 1880. The mound has almost entirely disappeared. RCAHMS 1946. The mound where the cists were found can now only be seen as a slight rise in a pasture field. There are no intelligible remains of the other two mounds. Due to coastal erosion, only a small part, on the SW side, of each can be seen. They appear to have been of large stoney content and may have been cairns. (The other two mounds are at HY 4190 2197 and HY 4191 2196). Visited by OS (RL) 6 June 1967.",,, 60189,638,973789,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"This bowl-shaped mound was visited during the course of the Orkney Barrows Project. It measures 8.0m in diamter and 1.1m in height. It is not prominent, but is visible from upslope to the S. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1993",,1993, 60080,639,645764,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY43SW 13 4383 3250. (HY 437325) 'Bigland Round Cairn', an Orkney-Cromarty tripartite round cairn is situated on the edge of the lowest of the terraces on the SW face of Faraclett Head, just above the limit of cultivation, and was excavated by W G Grant in 1938. (RCAHMS 1946). It is circular except for a flattening at the SE by the entrance, has diameters of 37 to 40ft, and is surrounded by two wall-faces, the outer of well-laid masonry still standing up to 2ft 6ins high. The inner wall-face is 3-4ft behind and in line with the inner end of the short entrance passage. The passage, 3ft 10 ins long and 1ft 9ins wide, was blocked at the outer end by masonry built flush with the outer- wall-face. The roofless chamber is 15ft 8ins long by 3ft 10ins to wide and aligned NW-SE. It is entered between two portal stones and is divided into three compartments by two pairs of upright slabs. A small hollow dug into the subsoil was found outside the cairn on the S side, 11ft from the entrance and 5ins from the wall- face. It measured 1ft 8ins by 1ft 3ins at surface level, reducing to 11 by 10 ins at the bottom and was 6 1/2 ins deep. It was bottomed by clay and full of black peaty ash. Numerous sherds, a flint scraper and two flint chips from the site are now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS). A S Henshall 1963 A chambered cairn at HY 4383 3250, as described and planned by Henshall. Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS(ISS) 18 October 1972.Scheduled as Bigland, round chambered tomb.Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 10 December 2001.",,, 60080,640,619178,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"Visited by RCAMS in 1935 when just a mound with 5 protruding stones, then excavated 1938 by Walter Grant and details and plan supplied by him. Fragments of two Neolithic pots were found.[R1]Has been stripped, and all constructional features are exposed. - Detailed description. Classified as Orkney-Cromarty tripartite round cairn. [R2]Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,01/01/1938,31/12/1938 60188,641,968588,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"These bowl-shaped mounds are located on a gentle slope, visible for 500m S towards a burn. Largest of mounds stood 1.65m in 1928 survey.There were two more of these mounds now ploughed away.Mansie's Knowes 1: HY 42230 31230. Mansie's Knowes 2: HY 42120 31240Mansie's Knowes 3: HY 42120 31240Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1994",,1994, 60188,642,645375,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY43SW 17 4215 3127. (HY 4215 3127) Mansie's Knowes (NR) (4 shown on 1879 25"" - two apparently destroyed by mill dam) OS 6""map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1900). A cluster of five mounds known as ""Mansie's Knowes"" formerly existed a few yards NW of the farm-house of Corquoy. They have now practically disappeared, partly as a result of having been excavated about 1880, (G M M'Crie 1881) and partly under the influence of cultivation. The largest mound had been about 50' in circumference and about 5'6"" high. Almost at its centre, and oriented N-S, was a cist which measured internally 2'6"" x 2'0"" x 1'6"". In the cist, completely filled with clay and bone fragments, was an urn of steatite, now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS). The other mounds also contained cists but no urns, the smallest being 12"" x 6"". RCAHMS 1946. Visited 1928. All that remains of these mounds are vague traces of the two shown on OS 25"", 1900. They appear to have had a stony content. Name still known. Visited by OS(ISS) 18 October 1972.",,01/01/1881,01/05/1881 60188,643,619179,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"Five mounds - the largest was trenched, it was 50ft in circumference [i.e. 16ft diameter], 5.5ft high, within living memory it had been much higher. It contained a cist within which was a steatite urn, there were ashes and bone fragments in the cist both within and outside the urn. The other mounds also contained cists with bone fragments. The mounds were traditionally known to be burial mounds. [R1]Formerly a cluster of mounds, now almost disappeared. [R2]OS 25-inch 1879 shows 4 mounds, of which 2 apparently destroyed by the mill dam. OS 25-inch 1879.All that remains is the vague traces of two mounds shown on the OS 6-inch 1900. They appear to have had a stony content. Name Mansies Knowes still known. OS visit Oct 72.Two mounds still quite readily visible. There is another large rounded knoll which looks artificial, at 4223 3123, in field immediately to NE of Curquoy and possibly another mound of the group. Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Sep 80.",,1980, 60082,644,963577,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"This chambered cairn, known as the `Knowe of Craie? (Name Book No.16, p.78), stands on a low knoll on the gentle SE flank of Kierfea Hill, just 80m NW of the remains of the former farmstead of East Craie, itself now reduced to a grass-grown spread of stones. The cairn, which was opened in antiquity and excavated by a local landowner, WG Grant, in 1941, now comprises a low grass-grown mound, flattened on the ESE and measuring up to 11.5m from NNE to SSW by 9.5m transversely over a kerb that was exposed by Grant. In some places this kerb comprises edge-set slabs and in others coursed masonry. It is particularly evident on the W, where its outer face has been exposed in a trench about 1m in width, the spoil from which has been piled into heaps immediately to the N and W. Both the ruinous burial-chamber and the passage, which extends from the ESE side of the cairn, lie exposed. The small rock-cut hollow that is said to be situated on the N side of the entrance outside the cairn, was not seen on the date of visit. Visited by RCAHMS (GFG) 7 May 2013.",,2013, 60082,645,645441,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY43SW 19 4196 3153. (HY 4196 3152) Knowe of Craie (NR) Stone Cist (NR) ""Knowe of Craie"", an Orkney-Cromarty cairn, stands in enclosed land and had already been greatly reduced and ruined before excavation. The cairn is roughly circular in plan, measuring 38' by 35'6"" in diameter. A wall-face encircling the cairn was traced for rather more than half its circumference and there seems to be another, about 1'6"" within the cairn edge. The passage, 8' long, opens from the E side and the chamber, 14'9"" long by 5'9"" to 8'3"" wide, is divided into three compartments by upright transverse slabs. The chamber was left open after excavation. On the N side of the entrance outside the cairn a small hollow was found made in the rock, about 1'6"" across by 4"" deep. It contained ashes, pieces of burnt bone, flints and small sherds. (Prob. ""Stone Cist"" published on OS 6""). Various pottery sherds, two scrapers and four flint chips from the site are in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS), presented by W G Grant 1944-45. A S Henshall 1963; RCAHMS 1946. Visited 1936; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1946. ""Knowe of Craie"", a chambered cairn as described and planned by Henshall. Surveyed at 1/10 000 Visited by OS(AA) 19 October 1972.",,01/01/1941,31/12/1941 60082,646,555755,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,Visited by Childe in 1941.V G Childe 1942,,1941, 60083,647,1005900,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"The chambered cairn at Point of Cott was believed to be stalled cairn of 7 or more compartments. Excavation of the cairn, its chambers, and areas outwith the cairn, revealed that in face the site consists of 2 distinct elements. At the south end a relatively standard stalled cairn of 4 compartments was discovered. Burial deposits (human bone, animal bone and pottery) were discovered on the floors of the first 3 stalls, and an unusual double cist-like arrangement occupied the floor of the fourth and northern-most-compartment. These deposits were sealed by collapsed chamber and cairn material inter-mixed with which were human and animal bone, amongst the latter there being the talon of large birds of prey. At the N end of the site a separate and apparently earlier structure was located. The exact nature of this structure has not yet been fully resolved, paricularly since it was largely destroyed in the process of its incorporation into the cairn of the chambered tombs. J Barber 1984.",,01/01/1984,12/12/1984 60083,648,884497,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Eroding very seriously along the whole length of both E side and N end, where the cairn structure is rapidly falling out. The outer wall-face visible on the W side at N end is built of herringbone-laid masonry. Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Jun 81",,1981, 60083,649,873876,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY44NE 3 4654 4746. HY 465 474. Point of Cott. A long stalled horned Orkney-Cromarty type chambered cairn lies on the very edge of cultivated land about 14' above the rocky shore, with its main axis parallel to the edge of the low cliffs. The cairn has been eroded along the east side and around the north end, but the remaining mound is 100'N-S. The north end is about 25' wide and the south end 45'. It is grass-grown, composed of flat slabs and rises to a maximum height of about 5' at the south end. (For full description, see A S Henshall 1963). RCAHMS 1946, visited 1935; A S Henshall 1963, visited 1957. The remains of a stalled long horned chambered cairn at HY 4654 4746, as described and planned by Henshall. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 2 July 1970. The chambered cairn at Point of Cott was believed to be stalled cairn of 7 or more compartments. Excavation of the cairn, its chambers, and areas outwith the cairn, revealed that in face the site consists of 2 distinct elements. At the south end a relatively standard stalled cairn of 4 compartments was discovered. Burial deposits (human bone, animal bone and pottery) were discovered on the floors of the first 3 stalls, and an unusual double cist-like arrangement occupied the floor of the fourth and northern-most-compartment. These deposits were sealed by collapsed chamber and cairn material inter-mixed with which were human and animal bone, amongst the latter there being the talon of large birds of prey. At the N end of the site a separate and apparently earlier structure was located. The exact nature of this structure has not yet been fully resolved, paricularly since it was largely destroyed in the process of its incorporation into the cairn of the chambered tombs. J Barber 1984.",,, 60083,650,639164,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"This long horned Orkney-Cromarty type stalled cairn lies on the coast edge and had already been affected by coastal erosion before being investigated and recorded in 1935. It was excavated in 1984-5 (Barber1998) and has been partially reinstated although it continues to erode. The minimum length of the cairn is estimated to have been over 30m, the southern facade was 16m wide while the surviving horn was 6m long. Excavation revealed that the cairn was of complex and sequential construction. At the south end a stalled cairn with four compartments was uncovered. The first three compartments contained deposits of human and animal bone and pottery. The fourth, northernmost, compartment was occupied by a double cist of unusual type. Beneath the north end of the cairn were found the remains of an earlier structure that had been badly damaged by the construction of the cairn.Moore and Wilson, 1998Coastal Zone Assessment Survey",,1998, 60083,651,619414,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"A mound 100ft long, aligned almost due N-S, N end now 25ft wide, S end 45ft. Mound grass-covered, rises to 5ft high at S end. The face of a low bounding wall of drystone masonry visible on W side, both at N end and at S end where it continues its gentle outward sweep to form part of a horn or wall which projects at least 15ft 6in from the cairn. The E face of the horn returns without a break to form S end of cairn. In a limited investigation in 1935 RCAMS found the S wall-face for about 18ft stopping short of the position where an entrance might be expected, but no trace of a passage was found. The tops of 9 stones exposed in the mound centre represent the divisional slabs of the stalled chamber. [R1], [R2]",,, 60084,652,645397,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY44NW 17 c. 431 473. (Area: HY 429 474) Henshall classifies as an Orkney-Cromarty type long cairn, an immense chambered tomb at Korkquoy, at the foot of Knucker Hill (HY 428 470). It was destroyed in 1860 but Petrie gives an account by John Hewison, Westray, viz:""A mound extended from S to N about 100' long and 50' broad. The graves or tombs were nearest to the N end of the mound. There were two of them lying parallel to each other and about 3' apart. Each grave was about 10' long and 8' wide. They were formed with broad flagstones set on edge - the larger stones were on the W side. On the W side of the W grave there was a large stone 8' long, 1' thick, 3' (or 5') below the surface. The skeletons in each grave lay N and S in several tiers one above the other, the heads of the skeletons of one tier lying N and the other S and so on alternately. Five or six tiers were counted in one grave and six skulls in each tier, and the other grave was believed to contain about the same number which would give about 60 or 70 skeletons altogether. In the E graves some of the skeletons were observed to lie in a doubled or contracted posture, but in the W they lay on their sides with their faces to the E. Both graves were filled up with stones seemingly thrown down in a careless manner. It was evident that they had never been disturbed since the bodies had been placed in the grave and that they had all been interred at the same time. The only relic found with them was a ball of quartz apparently mixed with greenstone."" (G Petrie Antiquaries Ms 545, 17-18) (Located very approximately for Miss Henshall by E MacGillivray, County Library, Kirkwall, but see HY44NW 16). Curquoy applies to two cultivated fields about 1/2 mile due W of the centre of Loch Saintear (HY 438 475).(Information contained in a letter from N Cooper to A S Henshall 1959). RCAHMS 1946; A S Henshall 1963. No trace. Miss Henshall's grid reference occurs on a steep slope, an unsuitable position for a cairn. The name Korkquoy is not known locally. Visited by OS(RL) 27 June 1970. Mr M Rendall of Breckowall farm pointed out Upper Curquoy field centred at HY 4315 4730, and Lower Curquoy field centred at HY 4330 4744. Both are under cultivation; the former on sloping ground immediately below Knucker Hill, and the latter on flat ground. Both show no concentration of stones indicative of the site of a cairn. Visited by OS (JLD) 10 May 1983.The Orcadian newspaper describes the excavations in 1860-3 and mentions the finding of a quartzite ball (see References).",,01/01/1860,12/12/1860 60033,653,645577,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY44NW 23 4472 4904 A mound immediately N of Gill Pier was built over at the end of last century, and two stone axes and some human remains were found in it. Petrie also recorded features at this point, but because of the dumping of rubbish nothing can now be seen. (Information from G Petrie notebook No.9, 30). Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1885; G Petrie 1890; RCAHMS 1946; RCAHMS 1983, visited June 1981.",,01/01/1850,31/12/1850 60033,654,639174,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Located <10m from the coast edge.A mound located to the north of Gill Pier was built over in the last century and the site is now occupied by sheds and industrial equipment and debris. Two stone axes and human remains are said to have been found within the mound.Moore and Wilson, 1998Coastal Zone Assessment Survey",,1998, 60033,655,585636,PUBLICATION ACCOUNT,,,"HY44 7 KNOLL OF SKULZIEHY/447490A possible broch on Westray I., mentioned in G. Petrie's notebook [2]; it consists of a knoll with no traces of buildings. Sources: 1. OS card HY 44 NW 23: 2. RCAHMS 1946, 2, no. 1072, 360. E W MacKie 2002",,2002, 60108,656,884498,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,About half the original mound remains intact at the quarry-edge. Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Jun 81.,,1981, 60108,657,645361,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"HY44NW 32 4389 4905. HY 4389 4905. A low irregular mound in pasture at 20m OD to N of the Pierowall, was partially excavated in 1981 in advance of quarrying operations. The limited excavation showed that the mound contained the remains of an Early Iron Age settlement of the 1st and 2nd millennium which had destroyed all but the lowest metre or so of an underlying chambered cairn.(Confirmed by A S Henshall). Attention to the site had been drawn by the discovery of a large decorated stone (1.30 x 0.41 x 0.52m) thought to have come from approximately where the cairn passage would have passed through the inner wall-face, and thus it may have been a passage lintel. It was found in two pieces, decorated with two pairs of spirals, concentric rings and other motifs, closely related to Irish megalithic art (cf: Newgrange). Two smaller decorated stones were found in the quarry dumps. Only a small part of the SE side of the cairn was exposed. The estimated diameter was about 18m edged by a revetment wall-face which stood up to 1m high in 14 courses; the bottom course was of very large slabs projecting about 0.1m. About 1.8m behind this was a second wall giving an estimated diameter of about 14m, and standing about 0.7m high in 8 courses. SSW of the estimated centre of the cairn, the core butted against two large slabs about 0.6m apart which were interpreted as part of a passage. Immediately S of the wall-face the spread of rubble from the cairn was interrupted by the formation of a secondary platform on which had been built a rectangular structure dated to the late 3rd millennium and asssociated with Grooved Ware sherds. At about the same time, the cairn was levelled and the outer wall-face and rubble behind it were paved over at a height of 1.1m above ground surface. Subsequently, after a period of abandonment a stone round house was built just within and concentric with the outer face of the underlying cairn. The interior of the round house was at a lower level than its outer wall and had been dug into the remains of the cairn. A large flint assemblage and human & animal bones were also found at the site. In 1983 only the base courses of the SE arcs of the wall-face of the cairn were to be seen, and the profile of the mound in the quarry section. Full report forthcoming.(Interim report 1981 (SDD, IAM). Visited by OS (JLD) 11 May 1983.",,01/01/1981,31/12/1981 60108,658,619416,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"During extension to Pierowall quarry to provide stone for the Gill Pier extension, a decorated stone was found in January 1981. The site was investigated on behalf of SDD by N R J Neil and F W Moran of North of Scotland Archaeological Services, and subsequently excavated by an Edinburgh team under the direction of N Sharples. During that excavation, another major piece of the decorated stone was found. The two pieces, which fit together, are covered with spiral ornament of the Newgrange style, and are on display in Tankerness House.The excavation, which was only partial, suggested that the decorated stone had been structurally part of the passage of a second millennium BC this was replaced by a settlement and subsequently by a massive circular structure of the Early Iron Age, either a large roundhouse or small ring-fort.[R1], [R2], [R3]",,, 60108,659,585657,PUBLICATION ACCOUNT,,,"HY44 8 PIEROWALL QUARRYHY/438490Early Iron Age roundhouse on Westray which was discovered during rescue excavations in 1981; these took place after the discovery in the quarry of a decorated stone from a Neolithic tomb. The excavation has been reported in detail [1]. The remains of the roundhouse were found on top of the abandoned Neolithic cairn, which had probably become a turfed mound by that time. Only segments of the roundhouse wall remained and this had an irregular curvature, so that its overall dimensions cannot be estimated; it must however have been at least 16 m in overall width at one point. A thickness of 3.1 m could be measured at one point. The old ground surface on which the wall stood gave a C-14 date of 560 +/- 80 bc (GU-1580). An occupation deposit was found outside the wall and more dates were obtained from bones from this, though most were of Neolithic age. Iron Age bones gave a date of 475 +/- 60 bc (GU-1581). Broadly speaking these two, when calibrated, confirm that the house belongs to the 7th and 6th centuries BC.The pottery from the midden included fragments of vessels with vertical rims and sharp shoulders, closely parallel to the material from the second pre-broch village at Jarlshof (HU30 1). Thus as with Quanterness (HY41 5) and Bu (HY20 4) the radiocarbon dates and the distinctive pottery combined to give a clear picture of the age and cultural affinities of the house.Source: 1. Sharples 1984.E W MacKie 2002",,2002, 60034,660,1007395,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,ShoreUPDATEThis site has been investigated and partially excavated. No evidence of active erosion faces was found on this visit. Remove from priorities.Visited by Scotland's Coastal Heritage at Risk (SCHARP) 11 May 2015,,2015, 60034,661,645491,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Full Excavation (1950-),,"HY44SW 2 4414 4181 (HY 4414 4181) Knowe of Skea (NAT) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1900). A large, grass-grown cairn lies at the extreme end of Berst Ness. It has an overall diameter of about 85 ft., a height of about 9ft. and has been slightly disturbed on top. In the immediate neighbourhood, large stones protrude through the turf but they suggest no definite plan. RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928. An amorphous, roughly circular, turf-covered mound covering an area about 26.0m in diameter, still known locally as 'Knowe of Skea'. Traces of indeterminate dry-stone structures and midden material protrude from the S. side where it has been eroded by the sea. Not a cairn but an occupation site of uncertain character. Visited by OS (RL) 1 July 1970. Two fragments of Iron Age pottery were recovered from a mixture of burnt stone, animal bone and limpet shell in one of a series of exposures on the southern tip of the mound. No structural features were observed. The pottery is in Tankerness House Museum (Accession no THM 1984.212). D S Lynn and B Bell 1984. A large settlement-mound, about 26m in diameter, in the sea-eroded South side of which can be seen stone walls and midden deposits. RCAHMS 1983, visited June 1983. Five pottery sherds and a whetstone fragment were found in exposures on the S face of the mound. The form of the sherds suggests an Early Iron Age origin. The pot and the remaining size of the severely eroded mound suggest a possible broch site. The finds were deposited in Tankerness House Museum (THM 1990.101 - potsherds and THM 1990.102 - whetstone). D Lynn and B Bell 1990.HY 4414 4181 Rescue excavations were carried out on an eroding mound known as the Knowe of Skea (NMRS HY44SW 2) and on several smaller mounds in the near vicinity. The Knowe of Skea is situated at the S extremity of Berst Ness and has previously been interpreted both as a cairn and as a settlement mound. Assessment excavation revealed it to be a chambered cairn. The mound is over 20m in diameter; at its centre is a large oval chamber and there are indications of up to four smaller surrounding cells. The central chamber is unusually large, measuring some 7m by almost 4.5m. It appears to have been deliberately filled in with deposits containing large amounts of fish bone, shell and animal bone; a few sherds of pottery and some worked bone objects have also been found. The surface of the mound was found to be littered with fragments of bone. At least two later Bronze Age burials were inserted into the exterior of the cairn. In one case, the crouched skeleton of a young adult was found in a shallow pit cut into the surface of the cairn. Towards the periphery of the cairn, a stone-lined cist was found set into the cairn. Work has also taken place on a series of five smaller structures on Berst Ness. All have been identified as burial monuments.Sponsor:Historic ScotlandH Moore and G Wilson 2000Middle Iron Age burials HY 440 420 A season of excavation was carried out at the Knowe of Skea (HY44SW 2) during autumn 2004. Further human burials, both adults and neonates, were recovered, and two curvilinear buildings were investigated. Sponsors: HS A, Orkney Islands Council. HY 4416 4181 A sixth season of excavation was carried out by EASE in 2006. The aim of work carried out during 2006 was to complete the excavation of Structures C and H. The evidience recovered during earlier seasons indicated that the external complex, of which buildings C and H formed a part, was the focus for sustained and intensive activities, including metalworking and human burial. The work was undertaken as a rescue programme, designed to rapidly record a complex site which is actively degrading and ultimately will be destroyed by coastal erosion.Sponsor: Historic Scotland, Orkney Islands Council, Orkney Archaeological Trust.Hazel Moore and Graeme Wilson, 2007.H Moore and G Wilson 2005.",,01/01/2000,31/12/2006 60034,662,639041,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"A large amorphous mound, measuring 26m in diameter, is situated on the extreme tip of Berst Ness. The land on which it is situated is being cut off by the sea and is currently joined to the Ness by a low-lying shoulder of sea-washed rock. There are several short exposures to the south side of the mound, caused by coastal erosion. Here, fragments of animal bone, shell, burnt material and pot which may be of Bronze Age date, form inclusions within anthropogenic soil deposits. Occasional protruding stones provide an indication that the mound may cover structural remains. The centre of the mound lies 5m from the coast edge and the site is very vulnerable to further erosion.Moore and Wilson, 1998Coastal Zone Assessment Survey",,1998, 60034,663,608701,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"HY 4416 4181 The final phase of excavation was completed 4 June?19 July 2009 and focused on the excavation of two substantial circular stone-walled buildings, Structure J and Structure F, thought to be of Bronze Age date. Both buildings contained internal hearths, post pits and partitions. They had been much altered during their lifetimes. Following its abandonment, Structure J had been deliberately levelled, while part of Structure F was incorporated into a later building. Features of note included the burial of a dog in the entrance of Structure F and the identification of an earlier building, Structure K, beneath Structure J.Archive: RCAHMSFunder: Historic ScotlandH Moore and G Wilson ? EASE Archaeology",,2009,2009 60034,664,619313,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"At the extreme end of Berst Ness is a large grassed cairn which has been slightly disturbed on top, 85ft diameter, 9ft high; in the immediate neighbourhood are large protruding stones.[R1]As described, a big settlement-mound. Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Jun 81.Excavation in 2000 revealed that this site was a Neolithic chambered tomb, atypical in plan, the central chamber being very large in comparison with other Orcadian tombs. See Moore and Wilson 2001 for report on excavation.Information from Orkney SMR",,2000, 60034,665,578543,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"HY 4416 4181 A further season of excavation was undertaken in September 2008. The focus of the work was Structure J, a roundhouse of probable Bronze ? Early Iron Age date. This building is situated to the immediate N side of Structure A, the dominant building and is thought to postdate it. It had two entrances and was divided with radial partitions. The floors of this building were comprehensively sampled and a series of internal features were investigated. The artefact assemblage included skaill knives, stone tools and pottery.Archive: RCAHMSFunder: Historic ScotlandH Moore and G Wilson (EASE Archaeology), 2008",,2008, 60034,666,558559,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"HY 44150 41800 A further season of excavation was undertaken at Knowe of Skea in Autumn 2007. The site lies on the coast and is actively eroding. The findings of this season of work include the discovery of two previously unknown structures which, on the basis of architectural form and finds typology, are thought to be of Bronze Age date. Circular/sub-circular in form, they are radially divided inside; one contains a central hearth,part of a post ring and a large rock-cut pit, and the other has a flagged floor. Further burials of probable Iron Age date were also uncovered.Archive to be deposited with RCAHMS. Report to be deposited with Historic Scotland and Orkney SMR.Funder: Historic Scotland, Orkney Islands Council.",,2007, 60034,667,585641,PUBLICATION ACCOUNT,,,"HY44 9 KNOWE OF SKEAHY/4414 4181Possible broch on Westray. In 1990 sherds of Iron Age type [1].Source: 1. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1990, 45.E W MacKie 2002",,2002, 60130,668,784136,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY50NE 5 571 060. A short cist containing calcined bones and a steatite urn, 8ins. high was ploughed up in 1929 near the crest of a mound known as Howan Blo (near which another cist had been found some years before) on the farm of Blowes, about 100 yds. S of the former Free Church of Deerness. In 1933, a few feet away, a Bronze Age cinerary urn containing bone-ash and potsherds was found (not of an incense cup) and, 5ft. away a third cremation burial with out either urn or cist. The pottery and the steatite urn are in Kirkwall Museum. H Marwick and A Low 1929; H Marwick 1929; W G Grant 1933; RCAHMS 1946. 'Howan Blo' is a natural hillock centred in an arable field at HY 571 060. No trace of any burials or excavations are evident. The pottery and steatite urn were not seen: the contents of Kirkwall Museum are at present in store. Visited by OS (RD) 1 September 1964. There is nothing to mark the exact spot where three Bronze Age burials were found close together in 1929 and 1933. The initial discovery, made during ploughing, was of a small cist containing a pottery cinerary urn, two-thirds full of burned bones, and containing sherds of a small urn, was discovered. In the course of its removal, the excavators came across a third cremation, in this case in an urn-shaped hole, but without an actual urn. The cist and bones were re-buried, the urns are in Tankerness House Museum.H Marwick 1929; W G Grant 1933; RCAHMS 1946; RCAHMS 1987.",,01/01/1933,31/12/1933 60131,669,645687,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY50NE 6 5667 0696. A cist at Delday, Greentoft, 5ft long by 1ft 8in. road by 3ft 6in. deep,was opened in May 1869, and was found to contain two skeletons, one at each end, 'in heaps'. (Information from G Petrie notebook No.10)RCAHMS 1946. This cist was found, while ploughing by Mr A Works's father-in-law Mr G Delday, (Information from Alexander Work, Greentoft, Deerness), in the area centred at HY 566 069, in a field called 'The Blood Field'. No further information. Visited by OS (RD) 1 September 1964The site of a cist recorded by Petrie in 1869 at Greentoft lies under the road that leads from Denwick to Halley; it was 5 feet (1.5m) long by 1 foot 8 inches (0.5m) wide and 3 feet 6 inches (1.07m) deep, and contained two burials. The farmer reports that there is a circular feature some 20m in diameter, formed of rough stones (including a probable trough quern) with burnt earth and shells, extending into the fields on either side of the road near this point. The northern field, known as 'Blood Field', is the probable find-spot of a polished cushion mace-head (HY50NE 25); (Royal Museum of Scotland [RMS] accession no. AH 89), which is provenanced 'Bloody Quoy' and was purchased in 1888.G Petrie, notebook no.10 in RMS; RCAHMS 1946; K A Steedman 1980; RCAHMS 1987.",,01/05/1869,31/05/1869 60061,670,645540,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY50NW 15 unlocated. George Petrie records the discovery of four cists, three of them in barrows, in the parish of St. Andrews, without locating them more accurately, though he mentions that one (C.below) was found ""near Kirkwall and within a couple of miles of ... (A and B)"" A. About March 1850 a barrow, about 15ft diameter and 4 1/2ft. high was opened. In its centre was a short cist containing an urn, 13ins. high and 10ins. wide at its mouth, three fourths full of burnt bones and ashes. It stood in the centre of the cist, in a quantity of fine dry clay heaped about halfway up the outside. At the NW end of the cist was a rude stone implement deposited in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) some years before 1867. A sketch by Petrie, preserved in the Library of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, shows that the barrow was of clay. Bronze Age (RCAHMS 1946). B. Petrie opened a barrow, 22ft diameter and about 2ft high, in March 1850. In its centre was a short cist containing burnt bones and ashes covered with clay. Outside the cist, close to its NNE end, lay a rude stone implement which seemed to have been used as a whststone. C. A similar relationship of a ""so-called corn- crusher, rubber, or stone pestle"" with the end of a cist in a barrow near Kirkwall was found by Petrie. The pestle, with the whetstone (from B) were exhibited in 1859 to the British Association at Aberdeen. D. Petrie records the recent possession of a bone axe, or hammer, with a square hole cut in it for a handle. It lay on the cover stone of a cist containing burnt bones, and was covered by a flagstone of the same size as the cover of the cist in which it lay. G Petrie 1870; RCAHMS 1946. No further information could be obtained about these barrows and cists. 'C' may possibly be referred to in Orkney 108 NE 24. Visited by OS (RD) 12 April 1964.",,, 60061,671,614167,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"Barrow opened by Petrie, March 1850. Stone implement, identified as whetstone but from his illustration apparently an ard point, found outside and near NNE end of a cist formed of slabs in centre of barrow, 22ft diameter, 2ft high. Cist had burnt bones, ashes covered with clay; it was 2ft long, 18in wide, 1ft deep. [R1,R3] NMA catalogue lists 2 elongated stone impliments from St. Andrews, both donated by G Petrie, 1867. [R2]Petrie has note of his sending the ard point to NMA, 1865, with details of the original discovery as set out above. Petrie Large notebook no 8, in RMS.OS states that four unlocated cists in St Andrews parish are recorded by Petrie. OS believes this one may be the one referred to on old series Orkney 108 NE 24. OS card.Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,01/03/1850,31/03/1850 60132,672,645933,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY50NW 4 c. 520 095. (Area HY 520 095) Cist, Waterhall, Tankerness - A grave at Waterhall on the N Shore of the Loch of Tankerness was investigated by Petrie on 22nd June 1863, and was found to measure internally a little over 3ft in length by 1ft 9ins in width and 2ft 6ins in depth. Two stones, both roughly dressed, provided a cover. The cist contained burnt bones and ashes, and on the covering stones Petrie found a bone hammer, which remains in his possession for some time but has now been lost. (Information from G Petrie notebooks Nos.4 and 5) RCAHMS 1946. The site of this cist was not located and no additional information was obtained. Visited by OS (RD) 8 April 1964.",,22/06/1863,22/06/1863 60133,673,644901,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY50SE 5 5937 0199. A short cist, lacking its cover, was found and opened by Mr Work, Copinsay lighthouse-keeper, aided by Mr Mooney, in the summer of 1925. It lay on the west side of Black Holm, close to the edge of the cliff. About half way down the 19 1/4 inch deep cist were two thin slabs, originally one stone, possibly defining an upper and lower grave. Human remains were found in both parts with a very small amount of burnt material the teeth in the lower part being smaller than those in the upper grave. J Mooney 1926 At HY 5937 0199 there are the remains of a cist on the very edge of the cliff at Black Holm. Three slabs, forming the two sides and an end of the cist, measuring 0.7m long, 0.4m wide, and 0.4m high are all that remain, the other end having possibly fallen into the sea due to coastal erosion. No trace could be found of the top or bottom stones or of any burnt material, and it is not apparent whether this is the upper or lower cist mentioned by Mooney. Visited by OS (NKB) 29 August 1964At the edge of the precipitous cliff at the W side of Black Holm a slab-built cist, measuring 0.68m by 0.37m and 0.49m in depth, was found in the 1920s by Mr Work, a Copinsay lightkeeper. The cover slab was missing. The cist was excavated by John Mooney, who records finding human teeth, a portion of a skull, and some burnt material. It contained, about half-way up, a thin slab, which may have formed a horizontal division. The empty cist is till extant.J Mooney 1926; RCAHMS 1987, visited July 1972.",,01/01/1926,31/12/1926 60133,674,620693,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,N/a,,"Mr Work informed me that he had discovered a cist on the W side of the Black Holm, close to the edge of the cliff, and we proceeded to open it. The cist, which lies about NW and SE, is 26.5in long, 14.5in broad, and 19.25in deep, and is lined with stone slabs set on edge. No stone cover was found. The soil on the top contained some bones of sea-fowl, but on the removal of further earth numerous pieces of what were undoubtedly human bones, with small pieces of a skull, were found, also human teeth. About half way down there were two thin flat stones or slates, not much over an eighth of an inch in thickness. A slightly incised line or groove crossed each stone, and when the stones were placed edge to edge it was seen that they originally formed one stone, as the groove was continuous across both of them. The human teeth found in the lower part were smaller than those from near the surface. Only a very small quantity of burned material appeared to be mixed with the contents of the cist. [R1]Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,, 60025,675,968765,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Excavated by John Hedges while excavating Point of Cott. It is difficult to tell which parts have been removed by sea erosion and which by excavation. There is still part of the mound remaining on the landward side. The mound measures c.14.0m in diameter and 0.4m. in height. It is not prominent, and probably only visible for 2-300m. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1994",,1994, 60025,676,703551,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,N/a,,"HY54SW 11 5006 4044. Two mounds lie in the SW corner of the pasture field N of Stancro House. The larger, at HY 5006 4044, is on the shoreline and is being eroded; it comprises the surviving half of a circular bank of about 14m overall diameter, 0.4m high, at the S end of which on the shoreline, two courses of an outer revet ment are visible. Within it is a hollow, then a central knoll containing a lar ge cist or small slab-formed chamber, of which the N side is represented by an u pright stone aligned E-W, 1.7m long and 0.7m high. The knoll is composed of large slabs laid slantwise face-to-face; this site is probably a 'bell-cairn'. To the SE, at HY 5007 4042 is a grass-grown mound 9m in diameter, 0.3 m high, its top hollowed. RCAMS 1983. Visited June 1981.Excavation, arranged and funded by Historic Scoltand, recorded two large cairns with dry-stone kerbs and a third, miniature cairn of similar construction. Each of the large cairns contained a central, slab-built cist. Burnt deposits with bone inclusions underlay the basal slabs of both cists. The miniature cairn covered a pit which also contained burnt deposits. The cremated remains from the two larger cairns appear to represent a single adult in each case. Faunal remains from Cairn I include bones of a range of mammals, birds and fish. Radiocarbon dates indicate that the cairns were built in the mid-to late second millennium BC.J Barber, PSAS 1996.",,, 60025,677,568048,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Two excavated burial cairns are located in a pasture field, adjacent to the coast edge (Barber, Duffy and O'Sullivan, 1996). Both mounds have been ravaged by erosion in recent times and are vulnerable to further damage. The excavated cairns have been backfilled. Slight topographic features indicate the possible presence of further archaeological remains in the area. (i) This cairn has been truncated by coastal erosion. Excavation revealed a cairn constructed of random rubble retained by a drystone kerb. It contained a central cist. The cairn is estimated to have had an overall diameter of 14m. It stood 0.5m high. Deposits underlying the cist were dated to 2955+/- 85 BP.(ii) This cairn was partially excavated, It lies 4m southeast of (i) and close to the coast edge. Measuring 9m in diameter; it stood 0.8m high prior to excavation. It was similar in construction to cairn (i). A central cist contained burnt bone. Moore and Wilson, 1998Coastal Zone Assessment Survey",,1998, 60025,678,568047,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Excavation, arranged and funded by Historic Scoltand, recorded two large cairns with dry-stone kerbs and a third, miniature cairn of similar construction. Each of the large cairns contained a central, slab-built cist. Burnt deposits with bone inclusions underlay the basal slabs of both cists. The miniature cairn covered a pit which also contained burnt deposits. The cremated remains from the two larger cairns appear to represent a single adult in each case. Faunal remains from Cairn I include bones of a range of mammals, birds and fish. Radiocarbon dates indicate that the cairns were built in the mid-to late second millennium BC.J Barber, PSAS 1996.",,01/01/1996,31/12/1996 60095,679,1001728,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,Excavated by Anna Ritchie 1982-83.,,1982,1983 60095,680,860790,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY55SW 2 5044 5228. (HY 5046 5229) Human Remains & Deer Horns found AD 1849 (NAT). An Orkney-Cromarty-type stalled cairn opened in 1849, probably by Traill, and partially re-excavated by Petrie in 1854.(G Petrie 1859). It has been heavily robbed, and only about 2' of cairn material remains, but it appears to measure about 40' NNW-SSE by 30' transversely, although the edge is very indefinite and partly obscured by later very ruinous constructions. (Information from Thos Traill, Holland). A S Henshall 1963; Name Book 1879. A chambered cairn at HY 5044 5228 (c.20.0m WSW of OS siting symbol) as described and planned by Henshall. Two mounds of uncertain date and purpose, each c.6.0m in diameter and 0.3m high, occur to the NE at distances of c.16.0m and 30.0m respectively. The former has an upright slab in its E arc, the latter an upright slab in its N side together with about 3.0m of an apparent inner wall face in the NW arc. Traces of other indeterminate structures occur in the area. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS(NKB) 1 July 1970. Interim excavation report and radiocarbon dates:Bone from primary context in tomb 2445 +- 60 bc GU-2067 Bone from primary context in tomb 2480 +- 60 bc GU-2068 Bone from fill of entrance passage 2120 +- 60 bc GU-2069 A Ritchie 1986.",,01/01/1854,12/12/1854 60095,681,639237,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"HY 5044 5228 (HPW1) - This stalled cairn had already been robbed of some of its stone prior to being 'explored' by Petrie in the late 1850's. When it was excavated in the 1982-3 several phases of construction were revealed (Ritchie,1996, Davidson & Henshall, 1989). The final phase of the cairn is rectangular in form, measuring 11m by 6m. It is aligned northwest-southeast with its entrance to the northwest. A entrance passage, 0.8m wide and 3m long leads into the chamber, 5m by 2.7m, which is divided into four parts. A cell to the rear of the cairn was found to have been filled up and sealed early in the use of the tomb. Human remains, representing eight or nine adults were recovered. Fragments of pottery, associated with the use of the tomb, along with animal and fish bone, stone tools, shell and worked bone were recovered. The site has been partially covered and is now somewhat overgrown.HY 5045 5228 (HPW5) - A grassy mound, measuring 6m in diameter, stand up to 0.3m high. It lies 16m to the east of HPW1 and 5m to the west of HPW6. The frequent stones which protrude from the sides of the mound may be part of a chamber. It is located less than 20 m from the head of anencroaching storm beach.HY 5046 5229 (HPW 6) - A very amorphous mound is defined to its southern side by a concentration of flat stones, possibly forming a kerb, which protrude through the turf. A second line of protruding slabs lies immediately behing this, while to the south and east there are the remnants of what may have been coursed walling. There are several depreesed areas to the centre of the mound, one of which appears to have a stone lining and may be part of a badly damaged cist. Further upright slabs and stones protrude from the top of the mound but are obscured by a dense patch of nettles. The mound lies no further than 6m from the head of an encroaching storm beach which forms the northern tip of the Holm. Overall, it measures approximately 10m in diameter and stands to between 0.3m and 0.4m high. Moore and Wilson, 1998Orkney Coastal Zone Assessment",,1998, 60095,682,619512,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"There is a confusion of structures at the SW corner of the tomb, and from the NW corner ther is a distinct wall 0.4m wide running off NW for 30m, its faces on both sides being defined by earth-fast erect slabs. There may have been a similar wall going off NE towards the two mounds described by OS. Mixed up in the large stones of the adjacent storm beach are other structures indicated by erect slabs and some apparent traces of laid masonry. Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) June 82",,1982, 60095,683,578433,ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING,Partial Investigation,,"HY 504 522 Fish remains were found in and around the Neolithic chambered tomb (ORK 21) and were recoveredby hand collection and coarse/fine sieving. Two discrete types of deposit were found, one derived from deliberate, anthropogenic fishing and other from otter spraint; both were found throughout the tomb with little evidence of spatial or chronological patterning.Analysis has shown that people were fishing for cod family fish, including large cod and ling, as well as inshore,coastal species like wrasse. Comparisons with contemporary assemblages suggest that this was typical of the period. The presence of large ling suggests deep-water fishing from boats at some distance from the shore. Small quantities of pierced vertebrae from ling and cod-family fish were found throughout the tomb and may have been worn as beads. Parallels from other Neolithic Orcadian sites are discussed in the full report, as are their potential symbolic meanings. A single cod vertebra had been butchered with a stone tool and is likely to represent the earliest evidence for fish butchery and processing in the Neolithic.The fish remains may have been introduced to the tomb as grave goods, as feasting while interring or visiting the dead, or they may represent food consumed while building the tomb. The presence of otter spraint throughout this and other tombs suggests that otters were contemporary with the use of these tombs, and that they were probably accepted, or at least not discouraged, by humans.Archive: RCAHMS (intended). Report: excavation report by A Ritchie (intended)Funder: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Historic Scotland, The Binks Trust and The Robert Kiln Charitable TrustJennifer Harland and Rachel Parks (Fishlab, University of York), 2008",,2008, 60166,684,973799,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"One of the mounds at Oram's Fancy was recorded as part of the Orkney Barrows Project. HY 64500 27180. It measures 8.2m by 9.0m and 0.9m in height. A slab from a cist was visible. The mound is prominent on a ridge and is visible for at least 2km to E and W. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1994",,1994, 60166,685,646059,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY62NW 1 6450 2718 (HY64502720) Urn and Human Remains found AD 1874 (NAT) (HY64502717) Stone Cist & Human Remains found AD 1873 (NAT) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1900). A group of mounds,three of which are still recognisable though very ruinous, lay immediately behind the cottage named 'Oram's Fancy' and close to the east side of the road. One low mound, 50 yds long,artificial and of earth and stones crowns the ridge above Oram's Fancy, and over the years has yielded many cremation burials, some in steatite urns, some in cists and some in urns within cists. It was partly excavated by Petrie in 1851 and 1869 and he donated two steatite urns, one measuring 18"" by 19 1/2"", the other 22""by 15"" (EK 2 and 3) and another portion of a sandstone urn to National Museum of Antiquties of Scotland (NMAS) in 1869. He was told of two small cists within the mound, surrounded by a circular setting of erect beach stones; and he himself excavated a ""triple-decker"" set of cists. About 1910 an urn was found during ploughing of the field immediately NW of Oram's Fancy. It had been placed in a rock-cut cavity and packed round with a fine white clay which is not native to the district. Only two of the cairns have been scheduled. G Petrie 1871; RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928. HY 6450 2718. Possibly the remains of a long cairn oriented NNW to SSE, represented by a line of three low mutilated mounds which appear to be connected by grass grown rubble. Its outline is obscured by ploughing so that the original plan cannot be determined but it now measures c.47.0m by c.16.0m transversely at the SSE end and c.7.5m transversely at the NNW end, with a maximum height of c.0.7m. No further information regarding the urn found in the field to the NW. Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (RL), 16 July 1970. Beside the site of the vanished cottage of this name are three low mounds which may be remnants of a long cairn containing cists. Some of these were excavated by Petrie in 1869, and urn fragments (NMAS EK 2-3) were recovered G Petrie Notebook No.9 in NMAS; RCAHMS 1984, visited July 1979. There are three more or less circular cairns almost in a straight line at intervals of 8 and 15m on a SE to NW axis. They stand in an elongated, slightly raised, area of rough grass measuring about 47m long by about 8.5m wide at the NNW end, and 12.5m at the SSE end. It seems likely that this apparent low long cairn has been formed by the limit of ploughing up to the line of round cairns. At least eight cists and/or urns with cremations have been found in or very near the long mound. The cist and circular setting of stones (G Petrie 1871) were outside the long mound to the W; the cists examined by Petrie, and the urn found before his visit (ibid G Petrie 1871) were in the cairn at the NNW end of the site (see G Petrie Notebook 9). Visited by J L Davidson and A S Henshall, 13 May 1982.",,01/01/1873,10/03/1873 60115,686,646607,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,HY62NW 31 63 27 'A short distance to the NW of HY62NW 4 another burial was accidentally exposed by a ploughman who was breaking up the heather ground for the first time. There was no constructed cist but an urn containing a few ashes and measuring about 18 inches in depth was disclosed in a cavity packed round with clay. The urn was taken out complete and was taken away by the late Mr Sinclair of Whitehall. It shortly afterwards fell to pieces as a result of exposure to the atmosphere.' (Information from J M Corrie RCAHMS notebook No.1 7th June 1928). RCAHMS 1984.,,01/01/1928,31/12/1928 60158,687,1009525,ANTIQUARIAN OBSERVATION,N/a,,"Loose drawings of sites in Orkney and Shetland in the Society of Antiquaries Collection (SAS 487), mainly by George Petrie.",,1860,1870 60158,688,646176,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"HY62NW 5 6462 2819. (HY 6462 2819) Human remains found A D 1864 (NAT) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1900). The Ordnance Survey Name Book (ONB) notes that human remains and stone urns containing ashes were found at the spot indicated, a small drying green adjacent to Whitehall farm-house in 1846, a date which has been amended to read 1864. Also in March 1864, a polished stone axe or hammer accompanied by a broken stone implement probably a whetstone, was found in a grave containing a human skeleton (G Petrie 1870) on Whitehall farm. In 1867 Petrie donated to National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) an axe-hammer of sandstone with quartz veins, 4 1/4"" by 3"", unfinished and imperforate, which had been found with a stone implement beside a cist in a barrow at Whitehall (NMAS Catalogue 1892). There is a possibility that this is the find of March, 1864. (AH 36). The farm-house of Whitehall which stands conspicuously on a knoll, is believed to occupy the site of a prehistoric structure, and cists and burials were removed from the immediate vicinity many years before 1928. According to one who was present nothing of interest was found in any of the graves all of which showed evidence of burning. (G Petire notebook No.9 in NMAS). Name Book 1879; RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928; J G Callander 1931. No further information. Visited by OS(AA) 4 August 1970. 'Graves' containing various stone artefacts as well as human remains were found under the drying-green at Whitehall Farm in 1864, NMAS catalogue (AC 127; AH 36) is the only source to mention a cist and 'barrow'. AC 127 is an ard point. RCAHMS 1984. In Royal Museum of Scotland (RMS, formerly the NMAS): AH 36 is re-classified as a battle-axe. J Evans 1897; F E S Roe 1966.NMS AH 36 is an unfinished battle-axe of Northern Variant type. It has been petrologically identified as quartizite.T H McK cLough and W A Cummins 1988.",,01/01/1864,31/12/1864 60158,689,618999,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"Grave containing human skeleton, polished stone axe or hammer and probable whetstone, found on Whitehall Farm. [R1]Human remains and stone urns containing ashes found on drying-green 1846 - a date amended to read 1864. [R2]Axe of sandstone with quartz veins ... found with a stone implement beside a cist in a barrow at Whitehall, Stronsay. [R3]Discussion of stone axe-hammers. [R4]The Whitehall farmhouse, conspiciously sited, is believed to be on site of an ancient structure. According to one who witnessed the excavations nothing was found in the graves that had been discovered, but all showed evidence of burning. [R5]Petire has note of his sending to NMA in 1865 a stone implement found in grave at Whitehall Stronsay Mar 1864. Another implement probably intended for a stone Axe of a peculiar form was found at same time and place. His sketch shows a worn and broken ard point. Petrie Large notebook no 8, in RMS.Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,, 60090,690,1009509,ANTIQUARIAN OBSERVATION,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Drawings by George Petrie of sites in Orkney and Shetland in sketchbook MS 28/487/7 in the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Collection.Excavated by Farrer and Petrie in 1867,,01/01/1867,12/12/1867 60090,691,879533,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"his Maes Howe type chambered cairn forms a prominent feature on the low-lying peninsula of Els Ness. It was investigated by Farrer and Petrie in the 1860's with subsequent salvage excavations carried out by Childe in the 1950's. The cairn measures 20.5m by 17m and stands on an artificial platform. A 9m entrance passage leads into the central chamber. This stands 4m high and has six symmetrically-arranged side cells opening off of it. Sherds of Neolithic pottery, animal bone and stone implements were uncovered, along with a quantity of human remains. The tomb has been consolidated and partially restored and is open to the public under guardianship protection. Ref.: Farrer, J (1870) 'Note of excavations in Sanday...', PSAS, 7 (1866-8), 398-401; RCAHMS (1946) #449; Childe, V G (1954) 'Re-excavation of the chambered cairn of Quoyness, Sanday on behalf of MoW in 1951-2' in PSAS, 86 (1951-2), 121-39; RCAHMS (1980) #3; Davidson, J L & Henshall A S (1989) 'The chambered cairns of Orkney', #44.Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, 1999",,1999, 60090,692,575560,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Following a season's excavations in 1951, Childe returned in 1952 for 3 weeks to investigate features uncovered in the previous season.V G Childe 1954",,1952,1952 60090,693,646035,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"HY63NE 1 6766 3779(HY 6766 3779) Quoyness Brough (NR) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1900). A Maes-Howe-type chambered cairn, measuring 67' by 56', the intact chamber being enclosed within a complex cairn and surrounded by a platform. It was excavated by Farrer and Petrie in 1867, in the belief that it was a broch, but was subsequently recognised as a chambered cairn and re-excavated by Childe in 1951-2 for the MoW in whose guardianship it has been placed. The roughly rectangular chamber, with six cells, is enclosed within an ovoid cairn, supported by two retaining walls, the whole being covered with cairn material supported by a third wall, standing on a raised platform. Sherds of Neolithic pottery found on the floor show affinity with the Rinyo (HY43SW 20) and Skara Brae (HY21NW 12) settlements; while a slate disc found in the chamber is comparable with finds in western Scotland, Wales, Spain and Portugal. Childe envisaged the complete cairn as a domical mound like Maes-Howe (HY31SW 1) and it must have stood at least 14' high. MoW have exposed the upper part of the innermost encircling wall, and short sections of the two outer walls on either side of the passage. The outer half of the passage is without lintels so that the sides above the original wall-head have been faced with walling up to the level of the cairn surface, and the present entrance is by modern steps through the outermost wall. According to the NSA the name 'Augmond's (or as it is locally pronounced, Egmund's) Howe' applied to the neighbouring site (HY63NE 3) properly applies to this cairn. New Statistical Account (NSA) 1845; J Farrer 1870; J Anderson 1886; RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928 and 1935; V G Childe 1954; A S Henshall 1963; R W Feachem 1963. A chambered cairn as described and planned by Henshall. Neither the name Quoyness Brough or Augmund Howe is known locally. Re-surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 6 July 1970.Scheduled as Quoyness, chambered cairn, Els Ness, Sanday.Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 25 April 1994.",,, 60090,694,555695,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,Childe supervised preparatory excavations by the Ministry of Works between July and August 1951.V G Childe 1954,,1951,1951 60090,695,618852,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"'There is another burgh a little to the westward of Augmund's Howe, also built close by the beach, but considerably less than the former. On the NW side there is a circular enclosure of about an acre, which has at one time been under cultivation, and has given the name Quoyness to this building'.[R1]Excavated 1867 by J Farrer who interpreted it as 'a large brough' which he speculated had, subsquent to its original use, been converted into a tomb. [R2], cuttings in NMR ref SAS 397, [R3].1/4 Imp plan, Dryden 1879 after Petrie 1867, annotated 'Arch Scot 5 p 94; The Orcadian, Aug 1867; Petrie's notebook 9, pp 104-21; notes, foolscap 4 to.' [R4], NMR ref SAS 32, ORD/47/2In Office of Works Guardianship. Account based on Farrer's report with Dryden's plan. [R5]Re-excavated by V G Childe followed by consolidation as a guardianship monument. [Childe erroneously claims that the name Augmund's or Egmonds Howe should apply to this site]. [R6]Detailed discussion. [R7, R8]Plan on 1/4 Imp flimsy paper, in coloured pencil [Petrie collection]. NMR SAS, Petrie notebook no 9, in RMS.Plan and sections, 1/2 Imp, Sir Henry Dryden 1879 after measures by G Petrie 1867. NMR SAS1/4 Imp section, Dryden 1879 after Petrie 1867. NMR SASInformation from Orkney SMR [n.d.]",,, 60090,696,555694,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"Following his visit to the site, Childe convinces the landowner, Mr Irvine of Elsness Farm to place the monument under guardianship.V G Childe 1954",,1929, 60058,697,973805,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"These barrows were surveyed as part of the Orkney Barrows Project in September 1996, along with those called Elsness or Sivers Geo on the W side of the promontory. The barrows are for the most part in good condition. With the linking earthen bank, this is a very substantial monument and a unique group. It should be noted that these are earthen barrows, not cairns, and should not be confused with stone-dyke-linking-cists feature as at Dennis Ness and Tor Ness. Egmondshowe 1 (k): Diameter 9.0m. Height 0.35m. Egmondshowe 2 (j): Measures 7.0m by 5.0m. Height 0.5-0.6m. Egmondshowe 3 (i): Diameter 12.0m. Height 0.65m. Some slabs and uprights visible. This is the most prominent mound, visible from the W. It may be visible from the sea. Egmondshowe 4 (h): Diameter 6.0m. Height 0.25m. Egmondshowe 5 (g): Measures 13.0m by 9.0m. Height 0.6m. Stone uprights visible. Egmondshowe 6 (f): Measures 11m NS by 7m EW. Height 0.4m. Egmondshowe 7 (e): Measures 10m NS by 7m EW. Height 0.5m. Egmondshowe 8 (d): Measures 11m EW by 6m NS. Height 0.2m. Egmondshowe 9 (c): Measures 12m EW by 7m NS. Height 0.3m. Egmondshowe 10 (b): Measures 10m EW by 7m NS. Height 0.3m. Some stones visible. Egmondshowe 11 (a): Diameter 7.0m. Height 0.4m. None of the mounds are prominent, but are probably visible from Tres Ness, 3.5km away. Information from the Orkney Barrows Project (JD), 1996",,1996, 60058,698,646826,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"HY63NE 5 c. 676 375. See also HY63NE 6 and 13. (Area: HY 676 375) A series of small mounds, apparently connected by a low ridge, and covered by turf, lie close to the west side of HY63NE 3 and follow a sinuous course round it. Ten mounds were counted at intervals along the line but neither the nature of the mounds nor the meaning of their arrangement can be determined without excavation. RCAHMS 1946, visited 1935. In the area centred at HY 676 375 are eleven turf-covered cairns, connected by a turf-covered stony bank, which form an arc around the remains of a large cairn (HY63NE 3) with which they are probably contemporary (one of which was partly excavated by the section revealing two con-joined shortcists each covered by capstones, and formed with built walling on the N and S sides and slabs at the E and W ends, with a slab separating the two cists. Some human bones were found within each cist, but the excavation was abandoned in order to preserve the site.) The cairns vary in size from c5.0m to c10.0m in diameter, and 0.5m to 0.6m in height, and in shape from circular to oval. The interconnecting bank is spread to c2.0m, and survives to a maximum height of 0.3m. It probably once completely enclosed the cairn (HY63NE 3) but the east side is destroyed by erosion. Towards the N end of the enclosed area are the vague turf-covered footings of a rectangular structure with rounded corners, measuring c8.0m by c3.5m. Its purpose cannot be ascertained. (For a similar association of large cairn surrounded by smaller cairns and interconnecting bank - see HY45SE19.) Surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS(NKB) 7 July 1970. With the object of determining its nature, an exploratory excavation was made into one of these mounds ('A' on plan) by the section with the assistance of Mr R Seatter, of Elsness on 7th and 8th July 1970. The mound was heavily turfed and spread to about 10.0m in diameter with a maximum height of 0.6m, and its surface, although disturbed probably by digging out rabbits, showed no sign of stones. The centre was dug into revealing a content of earth and flat stones apparently laid with a tiled effect evident in the eroded cairn (HY63NE 3). At a depth of c0.4m a roughly rectangular prostrate slab was encountered. It was oriented WNW-ESE and measured 2.5m by 1.1m by 0.1m thick, and proved to be the more easterly of two capstones covering a chamber forming an unusual double cist. The W capstone was a smaller slab which was not fully exposed and left undisturbed. When the main capstone was raised, the chamber oriented WNW-ESE and bisected by a transverse upright slab was revealed, each compartment being full of earth, and obviously never previously disturbed. In order to establish their constructional details both compartments were partially and carefully excavated. The more easterly, measuring 1.35m maximum length by 0.9m maximum width, proved to be full of dry hard packed earth with an admixture of slate-like chips. At a depth of 0.5m a human pelvic bone was exposed, but because of the difficult of removing the hard earth without damaging the bone the excavation of the compartment was abandoned. The position of the bone and the size of the cist suggested that the skeleton was crouched with its head to the W. The W compartment, measuring 1.25m max length by 0.9 m max width was then approached with the object of discovering its depth. The earth content was damp and much softer than in the other compartment, and was mixed with flat stones which had at one time probably fallen from the partly collapsed N wall and also flaked from the underside of the capstone. At a depth of 0.5m several human bones in disarray, some of them broken apparently by the fallen debris, were found with a mass of limpet shells. A fragment of undecorated coarse pottery blackened by fire was also amongst the shells. The remains were obviously in a poor state of preservation, after tracing the S wall to a depth of 0.9m, the excavation",,01/07/1970,31/07/1970 60058,699,879536,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"A group of eleven small mounds, connected by a stony bank, surround the western side of the large damaged cairn of Augmund Howe (SY63; HY63NE3). One of the mounds, investigated by Ordnance Survey recorders, was found to contain two conjoined cists, each of which contained human bone. The cairns measure up to about 10m in diameter and are either circular or oval in shape. The site was most recently surveyed in 1996. Ref.: RCAHMS (1946) #451; RCAHMS (1980) #7; Downes, J (1998) 'Elsness, Sanday (Lady Parish)- survey of burial mounds' in DES 1998.Coastal Zone Assessment Survey, 1999",,1999, 60058,700,618849,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,'Mounds west of Augmund Howe'. The green sward close to and west of Augmund Howe rises into a series of small elevations apparently connected by a low ridge which follows a sinuous course round the landward side of the Howe. Ten of these elevations were counted along the line. [R1]Information from Orkney SMR [n.d.],,, 60165,701,918595,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Excavations in 1991 beside Loth Road, Sanday, revealed a funerary site, including two cists, which contained cremated human bone, and several pits. The cremation burial in one of the cists was contained in a soapstone vessel. These features presented evidence for the sorting, selection and differential deposition of pyre remains. The cists and pits were surmounted by a kerbed cairn of unusual construction. Radiocarbon dates from the pits placed the site in the Early to Middle Bronze Age.P Sharman 2007",,01/06/1991,31/07/1991 60165,702,647736,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,N/a,,"HY63SW 9 6051 3447. HY 6051 3447. Two low, shapeless mounds on the summit of the Spurness ridge may be burial-mounds. RCAHMS 1980.",,, 60165,703,618940,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"On the summit of the Spurness hill ridge, a pair of low shapeless mounds 2m apart, the S one 6m x 3m, the N one 7m diameter, each 0.7m high, some earthfast stones showing. (Because surrounding landscape is featureless, and fog at time of visit prevented taking of bearings, the location of this feature may not be completely accurate). Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Jun 79.",,1979, 60185,704,882154,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"A mound in which a cist containing an urn was found is said to have been located here. The urn is said to have contained ashes and charred bones. The mound was destroyed prior to 1928. Ref.: RCAHMS (1946), #187; RCAHMS (1980), #10.",,1999, 60185,705,647029,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY64SE 17 6547 4401. (HY 6547 4401) Knowe of Yarrow (NR) OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed.,(1900). A mound in which a cist and urn are said to have been found when it was demolished many years before 1928. RCAHMS 1946, visited 1928. According to the farmer at Prattsfauld, the 'Knowe of Yarrow' was a large cairn of earth and stones. He recalls his grandfather telling him of a large urn found in it which contained ashes and charred bones. There is now no trace of the cairn, but the name is still known. Visited by OS (AA) 13 July 1970.",,01/01/1928,12/12/1928 60185,706,614255,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,Site marked by barely perceptible rise in pasture field.Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) Jun 79.,,1979, 60155,707,646730,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"HY75SE 12 7584 5411 (Name: HY 7600 5408) Two Stone Cists containing Human Remains found AD 1874 (NAT). OS 6"" map, Orkney, 2nd ed., (1900). Two cists were found in 1874 near the east end of the farm steading at Antabreck in a field of clay loam. They lay end to end and only about a foot below the surface. One cist, 2' by 2 1/2' and 1 1/2' deep, contained portions of two skeletons; the other 4'5"" by 2'5"" deep, was composed of apparently dressed flagstones of a better finish than those of the first. It contained an apparently undisturbed heap of ashes, probably of wood, in which were small fragments of half-calcined bones and teeth. The ashes appeared 'to have been laid upon coarse cloth or interlaced rushes, portions of which could be distinguished on the floor of the cist so decayed that it was almost impossible to take it up without destroying it.' After inspection the coverstones were replaced and recovered with earth. Portions of the cist contents were donated by the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) by Dr Traill in 1875. Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1876 (Donations); Name Book 1879. The larger of the two cists was re-discovered recently, and is preserved under a turf-covering complete with capstone, at HY 7584 5411. Re-surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (NKB), 22 July 1970.",,01/01/1874,05/01/1874 60005,708,964776,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"ND 3405 8905 Excavations from 20?30 June 2011 concluded work on this large (c11.5m wide by 1.2m high) burial mound. The established trench was extended to the E, to further investigate the partly excavated central stone-lined cist, and to expose the edge of the large central area to the N that was defined by substantial orthostats. This rubble-filled depression was previously thought to represent a large disturbed central cist.Excavations this season revealed that the first phase of the monument consisted of a small stalled Neolithic tomb measuring c3 x 2m internally with six large orthostats forming two opposing pairs of stalls. The tomb was aligned NE?SW with an entrance to the NE (unexcavated). The concentric external stone revetment walls exposed during previous seasons formed the outside of the tomb (c10m in diameter). The large central depression that was partly excavated last season (DES 2010, 132?3) turned out to be the robbed remains of the NW cell, although the inner wall had been removed. The tomb was not fully excavated, this stall was the only part to be investigated to floor level, and no human remains were recovered. A possible posthole was discovered below the robbed internal wall line, perhaps representing a construction marker, and charcoal was recovered for dating. Several cists were inserted into the mound when the Neolithic tomb was backfilled. The cists contained cremation burials and probably date to the Bronze Age. A third cist (c0.80 x 0.49 x 0.62m), which had been inserted into the top of the backfilled tomb entrance, was discovered this season. The cist had previously been disturbed and there was no evidence of a cremation burial. Unburnt human bone was found within the loose backfill, but this could have been incorporated during disturbance.The key discovery this season was the remains of an inhumation burial in the central cist. This relates to the substantial stone constructed square barrow that was built into the mound (DES 2009, 2010). The insertion of this cist involved removing and breaking several large orthostats and cutting into the backfilled Neolithic tomb. The central inhumation had been disturbed, most likely by antiquarians, and only the hands and feet remained in situ. The body was crouched and laid on the left side. The remains of a ?juvenile inhumation, also crouched and placed on the left side, was found outside the central cist to the NE, within a layer of rubble. The unburnt human bone found across the mound, especially in the N cist and around the central cist, was probably derived from these disturbed burials. The remains of the neonate burials found in 2009 to the SW of the central cist could also date to this phase (DES 2009, 141?2). These burial rites and the square barrow architecture suggest that this phase of the monument dates to the Iron Age and possibly the first few centuries AD. The 2011 excavations have confirmed the long history of construction and burial at Roeberry Barrow from the Neolithic to Iron Age, and portray the monument as a significant place for the communities at Cantick for several millennia.Archive: ORCA (currently)Funder: Orkney Islands Council, Scapa Flow Landscape Partnership (HLF) and ORCAORCA, 2011",,2011,2011 60005,709,881211,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"ND 3405 8905 Excavations from 14?25 June 2010 at Roeberry Barrow (ND38NW 5) continued investigations into the Bronze Age funerary landscape on the peninsula. Last season the large burial mound (c11.5m wide by 1.2m high) was found to contain a complex of central cists setin a sub-circular stone constructed mound. This indicated that the mound had a considerable history of burials along with several phases of structural refurbishment. The most striking of these was when a square outer retaining wall was constructed onto the earlier sub-circular retainingwall, effectively creating a square barrow. The central cists contained the remains of cremation burials; however, there was also evidence for inhumation burials. All the burials had been disturbed by antiquarian activity, but the cist burials would appear to date to the Bronze Age. A decorated rim sherd from a Bronze Age Food Vessel was also recoveredfrom the material to the rear of the later revetment wall. The square barrow refurbishment could be Pictish following a burial tradition found in northern Scotland. This season?s excavations found that the earlier outerwalls consisted of two parallel dry stone built retaining walls forming a large sub-circular structure c10m in diameter. The glacial till had been stripped prior to construction and a slight platform was scalped out of the clay. A thin greyish layer of clay found directly below the walls could represent some form of pre-cairn preparation layer. Extension of thetwo trench quadrants revealed that the area around the mound consisted of glacial till overlain by slumped stony material from the mound. A single oval pit (0.56 x 0.51 x 0.17m) c3m to the NW of the outer retaining wall cut into the glacial till was found to be sterile apart from a single rounded slab.A large rectangular box cist (1.45 x 0.85 x 0.49m) in the SW part of the upper mound was found to contain loose backfill material from antiquarian activity. A cremation burial found in the base was disturbed and pushed to the corners and was overlain with otter sprait. It appears that the cist was open and used as an otter holt before it was disturbed and backfilled by antiquarians. It would appear that this cist represents a Bronze Age insertion rather than a later inhumation burial as suggested in 2009.Excavations in the central area demonstrated that the central cist complex of upright slabs was constructed onto fill material. It is possible that some of these slabs formed a cist for an inhumation burial (perhaps Pictish), but these were not fully exposed and require more investigation. A very large upright slab below the loose material in the western part of the central area appeared to have been broken, perhaps deliberately, during later refurbishment of the mound. This orthostat sat in a large central hollowin the stone constructed core of the mound that may have been lined with walling or upright slabs, since removed. Undisturbed deposits were encountered in the base of the hollow. It is possible that the central part of the mound may have contained burial related structures that were dismantled during later phases of refurbishment. This may have consisted of a large cist or a central burial chamber perhaps dating to the Neolithic. Some human remains were recovered from the upper hollow fill that probably derive from a disturbed inhumation burial; however, none wereencountered in the lower central area. This could suggest that any central burials have been removed or they could remain undisturbed. The central area was not fully excavated. The possibility that the mound started life as a Neolithic burial monument that was later reused in the Bronze Age and the early medieval period highlights considerable longevity of use and significance of place in the funerary practices of the communities in the Cantick area. Archive: Currently with ORCAFunder: Orkney Islands Council, Scapa Flow LandscapePartnership (HLF) and ORCA",,2010,2010 60005,710,655226,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"ND38NW 5 3405 8906 Near the cliff-edge on the S side of Cantick Head is a grass-grown mound 13m in diameter and 1.1m high, in the hollowed top of which are exposed three side-slabs of a cist 1.7m long and 1.1m wide. RCAHMS 1946; 1989, visited July 1985 Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 16 June 1967",,, 60005,711,608691,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"ND 3405 8905 Excavation on Cantick Head was undertaken, 15?26 June 2009, as part of an ongoing research project into the landscapes of Hoy and Walls. The aim was to investigate a barrow (ND38NW 5) to gain insights into the Bronze Age funerary landscape of the peninsula and to establish if adjacent dykes (ND38NW 6) were related to the barrow. A geophysical survey had shown anomalies within the mound and to the NW (Robertson 2007). The mound was badly damaged by antiquarian excavations although it remains a prominent feature in the landscape. The three grass-covered dykes c2?4.5m wide are located downslope to the E of the barrow. Two run broadly parallel (c20m apart) from the cliff top for c85m with a diagonal dyke linking them. The areahas escaped modern ploughing and the earthworks remain relatively well preserved.The barrow (c11.5 x 1.2m) was investigated in two opposing quadrants. The turf, slumped material and spoilfrom the previous excavation were removed revealing a complex of central cists (not excavated this season) and a secondary box cist (c0.8 x 0.5 x 0.54m internally) of more typical Bronze Age type. This was the only cist to be investigated and contained a disturbed cremation burial and un-burnt human bone. The original stone-built mound c7.5m in diameter was surrounded by a circular stone retaining wall. The mound was later refurbished externally with a square shaped retaining wall which increased the diameter to c8.5m. This secondary external wall was on the same E?W alignment as a large internal rectangular stone built cist (1.45 x 0.85m internally) that appears to have been inserted into the original mound. The cist and square wall are probably contemporary and form a marked change in barrow architecture. The cist had been disturbed and theloose stony layers above contained un-burnt adult human bone and the remains of a neonate. The neonate burial was badly disturbed (with some bones also turning up in the cremation cist) but some skull fragments were apparently in situ above the rectangular cist. This burial could represent a later insertion into the top of the mound. The un-burnt bone found in the excavated cist is likely to derive from mixed antiquarian backfill.Three small trenches were excavated across the linear dykes. They were found to be constructed of turf. Theturfs had been laid grass side down and individual turf lines were visible. The dykes overlay the subsoil and donot appear to be prehistoric sub-peat dykes as previously suggested (ND38NW 6). Test pits were used to investigate the geophysical anomaly to the NW, a platform to the NE and a quarry on the cliff top to the S of the mound. The former two sites were found to be modern in origin and the quarry (6.5 x 3m), complete with tool marks, may have been the source of stone for the original burial mound. It is possible that the square barrow phase dates to the Pictish period when squared burial cairns were constructed in both mainland Scotland and Orkney. However, the style of architecture displayed in the wall and cist, suggest (at this stage) that they represent a complex prehistoric burial sequence that probably dates to the late Neolithic and Bronze Age.The project was run in conjunction with a community training project funded by the Scapa Flow LandscapePartnership (HLF). Local trainees formed part of the excavation team and were trained in field techniques.Archive: ORCAFunder: Orkney Islands Council, Scapa Flow Landscape Partnership (HLF) and ORCADaniel Lee ? ORCA",,2009,2009 60005,712,620717,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,,,"As described. Cist in hollowed summit as described - three sides discernable, the SW end not visible. Maximum height of mound about 1.1m, diameter 13m. Information from Orkney SMR (RGL) July 1985.",,1985, 60005,713,568057,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,Resurveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (NKB) 16 June 1967,,1967, 60005,714,612124,GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY,N/a,,"ND 342 893 As part of an on-going landscape investigation project Orkney College Geophysics Unit was commissioned to undertake an extensive programme of geophysical survey across Cantick peninsula, South Walls, between 30 April?4 May 2007. A total of 5ha of gradiometer and 1.2ha of resistivity was completed over six separate areas across the peninsula, to cover the majority of the upstanding monuments. This includedall differing types of sites to assist in the identification of unclear/ unknown site types, to allow for comparative study between similar sites, and to collect data to allow for a wider landscape interpretation to assist in gaining a better understanding of the archaeological development of the peninsula. The results clearly show the broch and associated settlement of Green Hill of Hestiegeo broch (ND38NW 8), while the settlement to the E is obscured by the presence of an igneous dyke. The Outer Green Hill broch (ND38NW 9) mound is certainly artificial but does not now look like a broch. The anomalies indicate midden and structures but they are rectilinear in form. Cantick Farm burnt mound (ND38NW 4) shows up well as a very high magnetic and high resistance anomaly with potentially associated structural elements surviving around it. The Bronze Age barrow (ND38NW 5) at Roeberry is clearly visible with both techniques, while the three earthen dykes to its W do not show up well in either the gradiometer or the resistivity results. Unfortunately the results of the survey of the potential prehistoric mounds atStorehouse and the group at the Ruff of Cantick (ND38NW 17; ND38NW 18; ND38NW 19; ND38NW 16) was inconclusive, with Storehouse having a mix of possible prehistoric and modern origins.Reports to be deposited with the Orkney SMR andRCAHMS.Funder: Orkney Islands CouncilJ Robertson 2007",,2007,2007 60062,715,656380,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"ND48NW 3 4349 8958See also ND48NW 8001. A mound, 30 - 35 yds NW of the standing stone (ND48NW 1), probably had an original diameter of at least 50', and a height of 4' - 5', but is now much mutilated. There would appear to have been a number of upright stones set at intervals round its margin and three survive on the NE arc. In 1926, a crofter digging at the base of the most easterly of the upright marginal stones came upon a complete cist, constructed of six thin slabs and measuring 16"" square by 14"" deep. It contained some calcined bones and beside it, a few inches below the ground, was a spatulate polished sandstone implement, 1 1/4"" thick. Further exploration revealed a stone slab having beneath it another slab on which were several hundred small shells placed in a concentric pattern, and a perforated triangular beach-pebble. A more systematic investigation beginning at the entrance ? in the E segment revealed a flagged passage lined with stones to a height of 4' for about half its length. Near the centre of the mound, the passage reached a cist-like construction of stone with a flooring of square slabs but with no cover. It measured 2'3"" by 1'8"" by 5"" deep and in it, beneath loose soil, were minute bone splinters, fragments of charcoal, an animal tooth and fragments of a blue-black organic substance (? cramp). RCAHMS 1946, visited 1929 A cairn, situated at ND 4349 8958 on a S-facing slope, now consisting of a mutilated turf-covered mound of earth and stones about 1.3m high and 18.0m in diameter. The description of the entrance passage (now marked by a depression in the E) and the size of the mound suggest that the cairn may have been chambered, though there is no visible evidence to support this assumption. The three stones in the NE, allegedly part of kerbing, are not in situ, and were probably thrown up when making the road. There is no visible evidence for a kerb. According to Mr Mathieson (of Cloddyhall, Sandwick) who originally found the cist in 1926, it is still in situ under the turf (about 3.0m N of the entrance). He verified the RCAHMS report and clarified it by stating that he found slabs and shells, and perforated pebble in the central area. Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (ISS) 2 May 1973 It is confirmed that there is no real evidence to say that this has been a chambered cairn. Visited by OS (JLD) 15 May 1981 This heavily robbed grass grown cairn immediately S of the road , still stands to approximately 1m in height and is as described by the RCAHMS and OS.Visited by RCAHMS (DE) 20 August 1996.Scheduled with ND48NW 1 as 'Clouduhall (or Cloddyhall) standing stone & cairn'.Information from Historic Scotland, scheduling document dated 20 January 2004.'The Orcadian' reported in 1903 that in the 1880s the mound of this cairn was levelled by ""Ordnance men"" due to its height and proximity to the road. M Howe 2006.",,01/01/1926,31/12/1926 60092,716,882707,FIELD VISIT,Full Excavation (1950-),,"This Orkney-Cromarty type cairn, known as the Tomb of the Eagles, is located above 30m high cliffs and had suffered some erosion prior to the first series of excavations, which took place in the 1950's (Ritchie, 1961). It was further investigated in the 1970's and the results have been published (Hedges 1983, Henshall, 1989). The entrance passage faces seaward and runs to the centre of the chamber. The chamber is 8.2m long and is divided into five segments by four pairs of transversely set orthostats. The two end compartments are structurally distinct from the central portion of the chamber. There are three side cells; two are located off the W side of the central chamber and one lies off the E side. A quantity of human and animal bones were found to have been deposited below the floor of the S end compartment during the construction of the tomb. Analysis of the bone indicated that it comprised the remains of fifteen humans and bones of the white-tailed sea-eagle. Within the central chamber were found the disarticulated remains of 342 individuals, along with charcoal, cremated bone, animal bone and peat ash. The cairn is encased around its W half by a rubble mound, 30m across, which was retained by a semi-circular wall. A forecourt at E side of the cairn exterior, although damaged by erosion, nonetheless yielded a rich assemblage of artefacts including three stone axes, a mace head a knife and a jet button. A quantity of animal bone also found there may be associated with sacrificial offerings. The earliest activity at this site has been radiocarbon dated to around 3150 BC and the tomb continued in use until about 2400 BC, when the chamber was deliberately filled in and sealed. At around 1600 BC a cist burial, containing the remains of three individuals, was inserted into the rubble mound. The site has been consolidated and is open to the public.Moore and Wilson, 1997Coastal Zone Assessment Survey",,01/01/1976,12/12/1976 60092,717,655563,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"ND48SE 1 4704 8449 ND 469 843: An Orkney-Cromarty stalled cairn, in uncultivated ground about 220' from precipitous cliffs and about 100' OD. The cairn has a thin skin of turf over the stones, but has been much robbed except for part in the centre of the W side which is still about 10' high. The edge of the cairn is difficult to define; its length is about 135', its width about 50', with the long axis running N-S. Partial excavations were carried out by Ritchie in 1958, and have been filled in; the description is taken entirely from the report. Two wall faces were exposed in the body of the cairn at the N end. They run transversely to the axis of the cairn, are built of horizontally laid slabs, and retain a height of 3' 3"". Forty-two ft NNE of the N end of the chamber, a small orthostat projects through the turf, and excavation exposed a wall face of one or two courses stretching for 5'8"" in a SSW direction. Excavation revealed the northern part of a stalled chamber of at least four compartments, but its S end was not traced. The N end compartment alone was fully excavated. It is 3'8"" long, 5'9"" wide, and the wall stands 4'8"" high. The next compartment measures 6'3"" by 4'6"", with the side walls 5'2"" high. The third compartment is about 7'3"" long. In the middle of the W wall of the second compartment was the entrance to a side cell, roughly 4'6"" square and about 3' high. Opposite this entrance is another entry, probably the end of the entrance passage. This entrance was filled with earthy material and bones. The entrance to the cell and the cell itself was not filled up. Finds from the site, in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS), include: three stone axes, a mace head, a polished stone knife, a cylindrical bone bead, a V-bored jet button and four pottery sherds, one probably from a carinated bowl. The skeletal remains included skulls representing thirty individuals and some human and animal bones. P R Ritchie 1961; A S Henshall 1963. The remains of a chambered cairn at ND 4704 8449; the E half of which has been completely eroded away exposing four slabs of the stalled chamber. The W half of the cairn is represented by a turf-covered mound of debris c.2.5m high, which appears to be two-tiered, suggesting that originally the cairn stood on a platform, although this appearance could be due to uneven slip or other disturbance. The effect, however, is of a distinct berm around the base of a probably originally circular mound which has been approximately 22.0m in diameter, with the platform possibly measuring about 40.0m overall. The small orthostat to the NNE survives in situ, but there is no trace of the walling to the SW seen during excavation. Surveyed at 1:2500. Visited by OS (IMT) 25 April 1973 Isbister, O-C round with projections: Since the last report, the cairn has been further excavated in 1976 and 78 by Mr R Simison, the landowner, in collaberation with NoSAS and IAM, revealing much of the chamber and part of the hornwork to the N of the cairn. The cairn is estimated as about 15m in diameter and still standing c2.9m high. An entrance passage runs from the ENE at right angles to the axis and from the centre of the chamber, and survives for a length of 4m, 0.7m wide, and is still roofed at the inner end by a massive lintel at a height of 0.85m. The chamber is 8.2m long overall, divided into five segments by three pairs of transversely-set orthostats which project only about 0.1m from the walls and so do not form stalls in the usual manner.The two end compartments are distinct from the central portion of the chamber. The latter is 6m long by 1.2 to 1.6m wide with drystone walls 2m high without corbelling. There are three side cells entered from the N and S ends of the W side, and from the N end of the E side of the chamber. The end compartments measure about 1.8m wide by 1.2m deep, thus at ground level are wider than the central portion of the chamber. Each has a slab set",,01/01/1958,12/12/1958 60093,718,882481,DESK BASED ASSESSMENT,N/a,,"A short-horned cairn of Orkney-Cromarty type was completely destroyed in 1863. It stood in what is now cultivated land 100 yards of the East Broch of Burray (see B19). The demolition of the cairn was observed by Petrie, who made field notes on its dimensions and structure (see Henshall, 1989, ORK 7, 106-7). It was turf-covered and measured c. 15m E-W by 13.5m N-S and stood up to 1.6m high. The N and S ends of the exterior were concave, the E and W sides only very slightly so. The chamber measured 4m long and about 2.4m wide with built side walls, a pair of transverse slabs at each end, and two more pairs of slabs dividing it into three compartments. It is uncertain whether the whole extent was uncovered. The remains of a large number of unburnt human skeletons, domestic animals, including seven skeletons of dogs, were found in the chamber. One dog skull is preserved in NMAS (EQ 62).Moore and Wilson, 1997Coastal Zone Assessment Survey",,1997, 60093,719,656223,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,,,"ND49NE 3 4887 9880. (ND 4887 9882) An Orkney-Cromarty stalled cairn which has been entirely destroyed, stood in what is now cultivated land 100 yds W of the E broch of Burray (ND49NE 1) and was evidently of the short-horned variety with marked forecourts. There seems to have been a wall face surrounding the cairn which at the time of excavation stood 5-6ft high and was turfed over. The chamber, placed centrally with its main axis NNE-SSW was 14ft long by about 8ft wide and divided into three compartments by four pairs of transverse slabs. It is uncertain however, whether the whole extent was uncovered. The position of the entrance is uncertain, a structure to the E of the central compartment may represent it's inner end or may be a side-cell while on the other hand it may have been on the same axis as the chamber. Remains of a large numbeer of unburnt human skeletons, domestic animals, including seven skeletons of dogs were found in the chamber. One dog skull is preserved in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS [EQ 62]). A S Henshall 1963; RCAHMS 1946, visited 1929; J Anderson 1886 The site of this chambered cairn was pointed out on the ground by Mr J Taylor (Northfield) on a slight rise at ND 4883 9881. Visited by OS (IMT) 18 May 1973Short horned cairn of Orkney-Cromarty type with a possible stalled chamber.J L Davidson and A S Henshall 1989",,, 60169,720,655717,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Casual Observation,,"ND49SW 5 4300 9082. Several cists, one of which contained human remains, are believed to have been discovered a number of years ago at the mounds known as Big Howe (ND 4299 9087) and Little Howe (ND 4312 9081). RCAHMS 1946, visited 1929 About 1925 Mr Cogle (Upper Newbiggin, Widewall) uncovered a cist containing a crouched burial at ND 4300 9082 on the apparently natural rise known as ""Big Howe"". The area has been heavily quarried over the years, and about 1945 a cinerary urn, containing burnt bones, was unearthed in the area of the cist find. Later the broken urn was presented to Kirkwall Museum (through a Mr Robert Rendall) but there is no record of it there now. The area known as ""Little Howe"" has also been quarried and according to Cogle although no cists, definite structure were found, several slabs, of a sort not found locally, were taken from it and are used in a cow byre at nearby Mire Farm. Site surveyed at 1/2500. Visited by OS (ISS) 30 April 1973",,01/01/1945,31/12/1945 60031,721,1013765,GROUND SURVEY,N/a,,"HY 22150 12700 (centred on) A walkover survey and subsequent geophysical survey were undertaken, 3?4 March and 2?6 June 2014, in the Nether Mousland area by MSc students from the Archaeology Institute. Nether Mousland is a large deserted farmstead (HY21SW 26) with an additional dwelling (HY21SW 27) and surrounding sub-circular head dyke. This coastal basin landscape had previously received little archaeological attention, apart from the excavation of nearby Bronze Age barrow atMousland in 1990 (HY21SW 6).Evidence for prehistoric activity, which was previously unknown at Nether Mousland, consisted of a large mound within an area of rig and furrow (Site 21) and a burnt mound (Site 19). Site 21 consists of a substantial mound (14.3 x 8.6m) with upright stones protruding from the surface onthe W side. The corners of the mound are horned, and it could be the remains of a substantial burial tomb. There is a depression with loose stone to the W of the main mound.A range of geophysical techniques were undertaken focusing on this potential funerary monument (Site 21), with gradiometer survey extending to cover the mound and sheepfold to the NE (Site 10). Although the results are complicated by later agricultural activity, the combination of earth resistance, gradiometry and GPR suggests that the sub-square mound (Site 21) represents at least two phases of activity although a funerary function is difficult to conclusively identify.The strength and nature of gradiometer data to the NE suggests that the mound (Site 10) that underlies the sheepfold represents an earlier, more substantial site, probably domestic in origin. It is possible that this has medieval or perhaps prehistoric origins. This site is positioned centrallywithin the original head dyke enclosure and could be related. It is likely that there are other prehistoric sites in this area, which has escaped modern agricultural improvements since abandonment in the 1850s.The burnt mound (Site 19) is located next to the Burn of Selta and consists of an oval grass covered mound (12.4 x 7.7m) with a hollow on the S side with protruding upright stones. The Nether Mousland Farmstead (Site 1) is surrounded by a head dyke (Sites 6, 16 and 23), which has been extended on the NE and SE sides (Sites 5 and 17). An additional small farmhouse and enclosure (Site 15) is situated outside the northern head dyke (Site 23) and a possible farmsteadis situated to the E (Site 18) within a later phase of head dyke enclosure (Site 17). The farmsteads are located on the periphery or outside of the original head dyke and could be a later phase of inhabitation (post-medieval?). The dyke contains other field boundaries (Sites 7 and 9) and areas of well defined rig and furrow (Sites 11 and 25). The head dykeappends the larger Mousland Farm dyke to the E, an area which is still cultivated. A large concrete dam across the Burn of Selta, outbuildings (pump house?) and pipeline (Sites 12 and 13) were used during WW2 for a water supply. The scheme failed and was soon abandoned. A substantial mound (Site 14, HY21SW 29) by the Burn of Mousland with numerous circular pits cut into the side was assessed. The mound was found to overlay peat deposits that are visible in the burn cutting and is likely to be modern. It may be associated with works for the WW2 dam (Site 13).The walkover survey recorded 25 sites (No. 8 is void, coordinates are centre points):HY 22066 12622 (Site 21) Prehistoric moundHY 22316 12704 (Site 19) Burnt moundHY 22206 12588 (Sites 1, 2 and 3 ? HY21SW 26), HY 22100 12869 (Site 15 ? HY21SW 27) and HY 22230 12826 (Site 18)HY 22125 12670 (Site 10 ? HY21SW 26) Sheepfold and moundHY 22071 12534 (Site 6), HY 22276 12771 (Site 16) and HY 22011 12852 (Site 23) Early phase head dyke. HY 22234 12478 (Site 5) and HY 22284 12845 (Site 17) Later phases of head dykeHY 22099 12565 (Site 7), HY 22099 12587 (Site 9) and HY 21966 12534 (Site 20) Field boundaries plus HY 22063 12791 (Site 22) stone s",,2014,2014 60031,722,752351,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Full Excavation (1950-),,"HY21SW 6 2309 1264An earthen burial mound with a surrounding kerb was excavated in 1990. The central cist contained a cremation of an adult, possibly female. A polished axe lay outside the cist. A radiocarbon date from charcoal within the cist showed the remains to be of early/middle Bronze Age date. The cist and kerb were constructed before the mound, which was built up from successive deposits of turves and soil. Palaeobotanical and micromorphological analyses demonstrate the landscape to have been open grassland and heathland.J Downes 1994",,01/01/1990,31/12/1990 60031,723,567835,EXCAVATION,Full Excavation (1950-),,"An earthen burial mound with a surrounding kerb was excavated in 1990. The central cist contained a cremation of an adult, possibly female. A polished axe lay outside the cist. A radiocarbon date from charcoal within the cist showed the remains to be of early/middle Bronze Age date. The cist and kerb were constructed before the mound, which was built up from successive deposits of turves and soil. Palaeobotanical and micromorphological analyses demonstrate the landscape to have been open grassland and heathland.J Downes 1994",,1994, 60136,724,680030,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Full Excavation (1950-),,"HY43SE 9 4626 3009A short flat cist, measuring 0.7m by 0.45m and 0.3m deep, at Midskaill, Egilsay, was excavated in 1992. It contained coarse pottery sherds and vitrified cremation slag. No human bone was found.H Moore and G Wilson 1995",,01/01/1992,31/12/1992 60105,725,676747,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Full Excavation (1950-),,"HY40NW 17 440 098HY 440 098 In April 1998 a Neolithic chambered tomb was found just outside Kirkwall, and a five week season of excavation was undertaken later that summer. The tomb had been inserted into subsoil, possibly a drumlin, on an E-facing hillside. It measured c 3 x 3m and comprised three cells with an entrance, arranged in a clover-leaf formation. The height of the tomb did not exceed 1m. It was constructed of coursed drystone masonry with orthostatic partitions. The wall-heads were corbelled to receive the roof, which was constructed of six large flagstones, found largely intact. The drumlin into which the tomb was constructed was enhanced with stone forming a low cairn of stone with clay. The cairn has not been fully explored, but initial observations indicate it is over 25m in diameter. No revetment walls or external entrance passage have been found in the cairn material. A narrow gap formed between the uppermost roof slab and a notch in the entrance lintel suggest a 'light box'. The exact orientation and function of this feature is still under analysis. The restricted area immediately outside the tomb entrance, formed between the entrance and the cut in the subsoil, was blocked by a series of horizontally laid blocking stones. Matching this on the inside of the tomb, and filling the internal entrance passage, was a tightly fitting but stepped blocking which was inserted from the inside. Preliminary results of the excavation suggest that the internal blocking provided a stepped access from the roof into the tomb interior. The uppermost of the roofing stones had been fitted so that while the tomb was in use it was possible to slide it to one side. After the final use of the tomb, the roof was capped by a 40?50cm layer of clay and stone.Deposits within the tomb were minimal. The floor was virtually clean and no artefacts were recovered on it. However, in two cells the remains of four individuals were encountered. The human remains were in an extremely poor condition. Alternating wet and dry conditions may account for the poor preservation. Extensive sampling within the tomb for soil micromorphological analysis has taken place.External to the tomb and also inserted into the cairn material were two cists and one cremation. One cist survived only partially intact as at least one side slab had been previously removed by ploughing. One side of the cist was revetted by a small wall of coursed masonry. Human teeth were the only remains to be found in the deposits within this cist. The second cist had exceptional preservation. It contained the remains of two large deposits of human bone, one of which had been encased in a finely woven basket of plant fibres. Cramp, possibly melted copper and other residues, was also found in the cist. The cist lay at an angle within the cairn material, with one side propped by two leaning stones. It was also capped by two flagstones laid on top of each other, but separated by a vertical stone. The cut within the cairn material was backfilled with loose rubble and some clay. Sponsors: Historic Scotland, Orkney Ice-cream, A plant.B Ballin-Smith, J Duncan and C Richards 1998HY 440 098 A second and final season of archaeological work at the tomb took place in July 1999 (see Ballin-Smith, Duncan and Richards 1998). There were several outstanding questions from the first season. The entrance area of the tomb was complex with its two blockings and the lack of any formal external approach to the tomb. The floor of the tomb and the construction of its walls were also features which demanded further investigation. There was also the question of whether there were other satellite Bronze Age cists, additional to those found previously. Finally, there was the mound the tomb was dug into: was this a man-made or natural feature? Further geophysical work was undertaken in a much wider area around the tomb, but no further cists were located. A hillock in the neighbouring field was also surve",,01/07/1998,31/07/1999 60156,726,676809,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"HY32SE 51 c. 383 203HY 383 203 A rescue excavation was undertaken in June 2002 after a cist was discovered beneath a mound in a field to the W of the A966. Two cists were identified. The first was partially collapsed and the second, to the E, contained substantial quantities of cremated human bone within the remnants of a mound. A spread of cramp and cremated material to the S of the remnant mound was also identified. Machine disturbance across the site and the truncation of most of the surviving features had blurred many of the key relationships between the cists and the remnant mound. It would appear, however, that the collapsed cist was contemporary with the construction of the mound and that the second cist was a later insert. Report lodged with the NMRS.Sponsor:HSR Will 2003.",,01/06/2002,30/06/2003 60138,728,680894,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"HY31NW 102 3288 1751 Emergency excavation was carried out in March 2004 of a cremation cist burial partially exposed by agricultural works on the southern side of a knoll. The cist interior measured 1.03m long, 0.66-0.78m wide and 0.71-0.76m deep, and comprised four large slabs cut in a way to allow each to interconnect with each other. A discrete deposit of burnt bone, pottery and copper-alloy fragments was removed from the centre of the cist, revealing horizontal stone slabs at the central base area. While no further finds were recovered, the deposits within and around the cist were comprehensively sampled.Archive to be deposited in the NMRS.Sponsor:HS.R Toolis 2004",,01/03/2004,31/03/2004 60199,729,851110,ARCHAEOLOGY NOTES,Partial Investigation,,"HY41SW 279 HY 4240 1383(HY 424 138). Bronze Age funerary structure and house HY 424 138 In the field immediately N of the Late Neolithic settlement of Crossiecrown (HY41SW 154) ploughing revealed several concentrations of stone, investigated initially by fieldwalking. One concentration was associated with cremated bone and a square prehistoric pot. This site, and one close to Ramberry Head were excavated due to the risk from further ploughing. The cremated bone was found to sit on a large flagstone within a sub-rectangular setting of stones, that in turn was surrounded by a carefully arranged surface of beach cobbles. A series of flagstones created a well-defined outer paved kerb to this central setting, c 2.5m in overall diameter. Beyond this was an open clay surface, c 1m wide, that was enclosed by a stone bank, c 2m wide, giving the funerary structure an overall diameter of c 8m. Further cremations were found associated with the central setting. In the second area, the remains of a badly plough-truncated Bronze Age structure was uncovered. This was oval in plan and c 4m in internal diameter, defined by a stone wall up to 2.5m wide. The wall was revetted on either side of a partially paved entrance passage. This passage was 2.5m long, with a threshold stone and pivot stone at its inner end. The floor of this structure was devoid of any features and had only ephemeral traces of floor deposits, containing some small pot sherds and charcoal flecks. A possible earlier structure was represented only by a 4m length of curving walling. A barbed-and-tanged arrowhead was also retrieved from ploughsoil in the immediate environs to the E of the funerary monument. Report lodged with Orkney SMR and NMRS. Sponsor: HS.J Robertson 2005An OS ngr of HY 4240 1383 is reported by Mr Howe.Information to RCAHMS from Mr M Howe via e-mail, 14 April 2008",,01/01/2005,06/06/2005 60179,730,611075,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Partial Investigation,,"Cist burial containing crouched inhumation of male, c.40-50 years at time of death, and between 6ft1 and 6ft4 in height.2nd cist excavated 2004. See detailed records in Orkney SMR Office.Information from Orkney SMR 2004",,01/01/1978,31/12/1978 60180,731,1007435,FIELD VISIT,N/a,,"ShoreUPDATE 4 May 2015Filled with beach stones and seaweed, only top edge of one stone visible.",,2015, 60180,732,611324,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Cist,measuring 1.3m N-S by 0.9m E-W was excavated in 2000 prior to being lost to marine erosion. The cist contained a crouched inhumation with lithics and some pot sherds. See Robertson and Downes 2000 for excavation reportInformation from Orkney SMR, 2000Full report forthcoming on SAIR",,01/01/2000,31/12/2000 60172,733,611372,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Full Excavation (1950-),"Kewing House, Orkney","Cist discovered in garden of Kewing house during landscaping in June 2001. A rescue excavation was carried out and revealed a cist (0.82m E-W by 0.5m N-S by 0.5m deep) containing cremated bone and cramp. Some of this material would appear to have been placed in the cist while still hot. A possible cup-marked stone was found in the packing supporting the outside of the structure.See detailed records for DSR by Judith RobertsonInformation from Orkney SMR, 2001",,01/01/2001,31/12/2001 60140,734,621089,ORKNEY SMR NOTE,Casual Observation,,"The site is on the south-eastern edge of a shoulder of the hillside, falling away more steeply to the S and E. This shoulder provides a prominent platform at a height of 30 m above ODand 29 m above the Loch of Stenness. Around the cist, a patch of reddish clay soil contrasted with the dark peaty soil of the rest of the field, and a similar patch could be seen 15 m to the N. These patches may represent the sites of tumuli entirely removed by ancient cultivation. Although this land was hill grazing before improvement in the late nineteenth century, it is likely to have been farmland in the remote past; in this part of Orkney much land went out of cultivation during the agricultural depression of the fifteenth century, in the neighbouring parish of Sandwick some 60% of land going out of production.The cover slab of the cist lay at a depth just within the reach of the heavy plough, which struck and displaced it . The southern end of the slab broke off and fell into the the cist, along with a quantity of ploughsoil. The width of the slab exceeded the width of the cist, being 950 mm wide and 990 mm long after the breakage. The cist has its longer axis on a bearing of 162 degrees, i.e. approximately SSE-NNW. The sides are formed of a naturally-flat-surfaced slabs, that forming the E side being 1090 mm long, the W side 1070 mm, the N end-slab 730 mm, and the S end-slab 720 mm. At the SE corner, the E end of the S end-slab was not quite perfectly shaped to give a tright abutment against the E side-slab, and small eke stones had been inserted to fill the gaps. The height of the cist-walls was governed by the height of the two side-slabs, which was not quite matched by the two end-slabs, so at both ends, further eke stones had been used to bring the heights of the end-walls up to the constant height to receive the cover-slab. The two side-slabs and the N end-slab are notably thin, being 30 mm thick, but the S end-slab has a thickness of 90 mm.The baseslab, which rested directly on the underlying natural rock and clay, fitted tightly and precisely within the space defined by the four verticals. It lay at a depth of 580 mm below the underside of the cover-slab, and evidently had been one large slab although now broken up by many fractures. This base-slab however did not extend to the S end of the cist, but was broken across diagonally, and the bottom of the cist at this end was formed by the natural rock. It was on this natural rock surface that the pot had been placed. It appeared that the base-slab may have originally extended all the way to the end, and that the removal of the southern end was a secondary action. As it was, the base-slab stopped short of the S end of the cist by 400 mm on the E side and by 180 mm on the W.Somewhat N of the centre-point of the cist-bottom, the base-slab was marked by a neatly circular dark stain 280 mm in diameter, which possibly marked the position of cremated remains entirely dissolved in the acid soil. It is an alternative possibility however that the original deposition had been removed during a re-use of the cist, when the pot was inserted after the removal of the southern part of the base-slab.Apart fromthe pot, the cist contained nothing except the ploughsoil which fell into its S end at the time of discovery. It was of course inevitable that the part of the cover-slab to break and fall down into the cist should do so directly onto the pot, which seems to have been standing upright close to the S end-slab. Some of the sherds which broke off at that moment, came out with the cover-slab when this was pulled out by the tractor driver and were recovered from the trampled area around the cist, and a few others may not have been found, but the main broken edge of the pot appears to be an old one, as if the pot had been incomplete when deposited.The flagstone bedrock on this shoulder is in places very close to the surface, and advantage seems to have been taken of a weakness in the rock to cut a rec",,01/01/1987,31/12/1987 40094,735,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Painsthorpe Wold #M99","Exxcavated over ""four fine days in the latter part of June 1867"" by Mortimer. ",,14/06/1867,18/06/1867 40095,736,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Calais Wold #M96",Excavated in 1867 by Mortimer ,,01/01/1867,21/12/1867 40096,737,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Uncleby Wold Barn #G1",Excavated by Greenwell in 1868,,01/01/1868,31/12/1868 40097,738,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Low Farm #M40",opened by Mortimer in September 1865,,01/09/1865,15/09/1865 40098,739,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Low Farm #MC52",excavated by Mortimer in 1872 between 15th & 16th September!,,15/09/1872,16/09/1871 40099,740,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Low Farm #MC55",Excavated in 1872 by Mortimer ,,1/01/1872,31/12/1872 40100,741,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Low Farm #MC54",Opened 23rd Sept 1872 by Mortimer ,,23/09/1872,24/09/1872 40101,742,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #MC61",It was opened between August 29th and September 6th 1873 by Mortimer. ,,29/08/1873,06/09/1873 40102,743,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #MC63",Excavated in 1873 by Mortimer,,01/01/1873,31/12/1873 40103,744,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Low Farm #M74",Excavated between 5th & 12th September 1899. ,,5/09/1866,12/06/1866 40104,745,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Low Farm #M76",Excavated 1866 by Mortimer ,,01/01/1866,12/12/1866 40105,746,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #M107",Opened by Mortimer in 1867 (Nov),,11/11/1867,14/11/1867 40106,747,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Low Farm #MC51","Excavated by Mortimer over 13th & 14th September, 1872",,13/09/1872,14/09/1872 40110,748,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #M35",first opened in 1845 and then by Mortimer in 1870. ,,05/05/1870,20/05/1870 40111,749,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kirkburn #MC36",opened in 1870 by Mortimer ,,01/01/1870,31/12/1870 40112,750,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #MC37",Opened by Mortimer in 1870 ,,23/10/1870,25/10/1870 40113,751,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kelleythorpe #MC38","A round barrow excavated in 1851 by Lord Londesborough and in 1870 by Mortimer (his C38),",,01/01/1851,31/12/1851 40113,752,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kelleythorpe #MC38",Excavated in 1870 by Mortimer ,,01/01/1870,31/12/1870 40114,753,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #MC40",Excavated March 1871 by Mortimer ,,01/03/1871,30/03/1871 40115,754,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #MC41",Opened in 1871 by guess who - yes that's right John Mortimer. He was a busy chap!,,01/03/1871,01/04/1871 40116,755,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #MC50",opened by Lord Londesborough in 1851,,01/01/1851,12/12/1851 40116,756,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #MC50",Mortimer opened the mound in 1872,,03/03/1872,06/03/1872 30000,757,41607,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Moel Goedog Circle I Complex Ring Cairn, Harlech",,Published Arch Camb 1984Bangor University,1978,1978 30001,758,41665,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation of the Megalithic Chambered Cairn Dyffryn Ardudwy,,Part Excavation 1961-2. Published Archaeologia 1973Liverpool University,1962,1962 30004,759,41851,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Prn 1313 Excavation,,Referred to in RCAHM Inventory,1875,1875 30045,760,44817,EVALUATION,Partial Investigation,"Proposed Environmental Improvements Bro Seiont, Caernarfon. Archaeological Evaluation: Trial Trenching.","Evaluation trenching in advance of development within the post WWII housing estate of Bro Seiont, Caernarfon, consisting of landscaping to accommodate additional car parking areas.",Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),2013,2013 30066,761,42943,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Tumuli Meirionethshire - Tomen Pentref,Excavated by Mr. W. Wynee Ffoulkes before 1874.,Part Excavation. Published in Arch Camb 1874,01/01/1871,12/12/1871 30006,762,42162,Excavation,Partial Investigation,Notices of Sepulchral Deposits with Cinerary Urns Found at Porth Dafarch in Holy Island in 1848,,Part Excavation. Published in Archaeological Journal 1876,1848,1848 30011,763,40740,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,"Fferm Glanllynau, Chwilog, Gwynedd: Storage Yard Extension Archaeological Works","Archaeological evaluation carried out by Gwynedd Archaeological Trust prior to a development at Glanllynnau Farm, Chwilog.",Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),2008,2008 30011,764,40677,Excavation,Partial Investigation,A497 Pipeline Diversion Scheme Abererch to Llanystumdwy,Archaeological evaluation and watching brief conducted by Gwynedd Archaeological Trust in advance of the gas pipeline diversion phase of the A497 Road Improvement Scheme. The results of the archaeological watching brief consisted of evidence for post-medieval farming activity.,Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),2006,2006 30011,765,40572,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Archaeological Excavation and Recording During the A497 Road Improvement Scheme, Gwynedd","Archaeological evaluation, excavation, and watching brief conducted by Gwynedd Archaeological Trust in advance of, and during, the construction of the A497 Road Improvement Scheme between Abererch and Llanystumdwy. A total of ninety-nine evaluation trenches were opened across the 6.5km length of the scheme",Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),2007,2007 30012,766,54768,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"An Early Bronze Age Cremation Cemetery at Blaen-y-cae, Bryncir, Garndolbenmaen, Gwynedd",,Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),2004,2004 30013,767,40966,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Recent Finds in Caernarvonshire: Penarth Urn,,,1910,1910 30014,768,42233,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),The Treiorwerth Tumulus,,"Part Excavation. Published in Arch Camb 1873, although also referred to in Arch Camb 1870 (Holyhead Meeting Report)Cambrian Archaeological Association",1870,1870 30014,769,42234,Excavation,Partial Investigation,Anglesey: Treiorwerth,,Part Excavation. Published in Arch Wales 1968Bangor University,1968,1968 30015,770,42235,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Re-excavation of Two Bronze Age Cairns in Anglesey: Bedd Branwen and Treiorwerth,,Part Excavation 1967-8. Published in Arch Camb 1971Bangor University,1968,1968 30015,771,40996,Environmental Sampling,Partial Investigation,C14 Dates,,"C14 Samples published in Taylor 1980. Staff recorded in old HER as NPL 221 and 222, or Taylor, A J., or Geology Dp, UCW Aberystwyth, or GU-665, or BM-452. Date given not necessarily accurate",1980,1980 30021,772,40995,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),The Henge Monuments at Llandegai,"Excavated by C. Houlder, but unfortunately he died before it was published. Therefore post-humous publication by Frances Lynch and Carl Musson in 2001",Excavations 1966-7,01/01/1966,12/12/1967 30021,773,40996,Environmental Sampling,Partial Investigation,C14 Dates,,"C14 Samples published in Taylor 1980. Staff recorded in old HER as NPL 221 and 222, or Taylor, A J., or Geology Dp, UCW Aberystwyth, or GU-665, or BM-452. Date given not necessarily accurate",1980,1980 30021,774,40676,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Recent Excavations at Parc Bryn Cegin, Llandygai","Excavation carried out by Gwynedd Archaeological Trust in advance of a proposed business park development called Parc Bryn Cegin at Llandygai, Gwynedd.",The excavation revealed features dating from the Early Neolithic to the medieval period overlaid by eighteenth and nineteenth-century field boundaries. The most significant discovery was the remains of a well preserved Early Neolithic rectangular timber building radiocarbon dated to between 3760-3700 cal BC and 3670-3620 cal BC.Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),2008,2008 30021,775,40460,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,Parc Penrhyn Project,,Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),1999,1999 30021,776,40461,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,Parc Penrhyn Project (revised),,Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),1999,1999 30021,777,40420,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,"Unit 13, Llandegai Industrial Estate Test Pits",,Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),1999,1999 30024,778,42428,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Prn 2465 Excavation,,Part Excavation. Published in Prehistoric & Roman Remains of Denbighshire 1929,1913,1913 30029,779,42503,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),A Small Cairn Near Bryn Celli Ddu,,Part Excavation. Published in Arch Camb 1931,1930,1930 30030,780,42512,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavations at Capel Eithin, Gaerwen, Anglesey '80",,Part Excavation 1978-80. Published in TAAS 1981Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),1980,1980 30039,781,42665,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Barclodiad Y Gwares Excavation of a Megalithic Chambered Tomb in Anglesey,,Full Excavation.,1952,1952 30039,782,40431,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,Rhosneigr Sewage Scheme,,Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),1999,1999 30048,783,44570,POST EXCAVATION ASSESSMENT,Full Excavation (1950-),"Parc Cybi, Holyhead: Post Excavation Assessment of Potential","An assessment of the potential for post-excavation analysis of the results of a programme of archaeological work at Parc Cybi, Holyhead, carried out by Gwynedd Archaeological Trust in advance of a strategic mixed use development.",Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),2011,2011 30055,784,42861,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"The Excavation of Lligwy Cromlech, in the County of Anglesey",,Part Excavation. Published in Arch Camb 1909,1908,1908 30057,785,42867,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"The Chambered Tomb of Pant Y Saer Cromlech, Anglsey",,Full Excavation. Published in Arch Camb 1933,1933,1933 30059,786,54787,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,Nefyn Waste Water Treatment Scheme Archaeological Mitigation:watching Brief Report,,Gwynedd Archaeological Trust was asked by Symonds Group to carry out an archaeological assessment advance of construction of a water treatment works and associated pipeline at Nefyn Gwynedd... Following the desktop and field assessment a geophysical surveGwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),2004,2004 30059,787,54791,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,Nefyn Waste Water Treatment Scheme (Revised Route),"Trial trenches excavated by Gwynedd Archaeological Trust to determine the extent of features detected during geophysical survey (Event PRN 54790) in advance of construction of a water treatment works and associated pipelines at Nefyn, Gwynedd.",Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),2003,2003 30068,788,42999,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"The Excavation of Two Barrows at Ty'n-y-pwll, Llanddyfnan, Anglesey",Partly excavated (along with others which form part of a more dispersed barrow group) by Mr E. Neil Baynes in 1908,Part Excavation. Published in Arch Camb 1909,1908,1908 30069,789,42999,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"The Excavation of Two Barrows at Ty'n-y-pwll, Llanddyfnan, Anglesey",,Part Excavation. Published in Arch Camb 1909,01/01/1908,31/12/1908 30069,790,44815,WATCHING BRIEF,Partial Investigation,"Water Mains Renewal Scheme, Talwrn to Pentraeth, Isle of Anglesey","Watching brief conducted during groundworks for a water mains renewal scheme at Talwrn to Pentraeth, Isle of Anglesey. Scheme located within an area identified as having high potential for archaeological activity.",Gwynedd Archaeological Trust (GAT),01/01/2012,31/12/2012 30070,791,43063,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"The Exploration of Pen-y-gaer, Above Llanbedr-y-cenin",,Full Excavation. Published in Arch Camb 1906NCAS,18/09/1905,20/10/1905 30071,792,43063,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"The Exploration of Pen-y-gaer, Above Llanbedr-y-cenin",,Full Excavation. Published in Arch Camb 1906NCAS,1905,1905 30085,793,43183,Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Tumuli, Merionethshire Ii",,Part Excavation. Published in Arch Camb 1852,1851,1851 30091,794,41185,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation of Stone Circles Nr. Penmaenmawr, North Wales",Excavated by Griffiths - good excavation and lots of samples taken ,Part Excavation 1958-9. Published PPS 1960,1959,1959 30092,795,41185,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation of Stone Circles Nr. Penmaenmawr, North Wales",,Part Excavation 1958-9. Published PPS 1960,1959,1959 30092,796,40996,Environmental Sampling,Partial Investigation,C14 Dates,,"C14 Samples published in Taylor 1980. Staff recorded in old HER as NPL 221 and 222, or Taylor, A J., or Geology Dp, UCW Aberystwyth, or GU-665, or BM-452. Date given not necessarily accurate",1980,1980 30093,797,43335,Salvage Excavation,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Prn 5576 Salvage Excavation,Destroyed by construction of houses etc in September 1907,Presumably published by H. Hughes in Arch Camb 1908,1907,1907 40117,798,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kirkburn #MC57",Excavated in 1873 by Mortimer ,,05/07/1873,08/07/1873 40118,799,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Springwell Farm #MC58",Excavated in 1873 by Mortimer ,,03/04/1873,10/04/1873 40119,800,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #MC67",excavated in May 1874 by Mortimer ,,02/05/1874,05/05/1874 40120,801,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Warren Farm #M79",excavated by Mortimer in 1866,,04/05/1866,12/05/1866 50060,802,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, The Duck Farm",Finds made during trench cutting in 1963,,01/06/1963,30/06/1963 50062,803,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Athelstan Road","Finds retrieved during various interventions at King's Field, Faversham between the mid 19th and mid 20th centuries.",,01/01/1858,31/12/1868 40121,804,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Warren Farm #M0","excavated in 1866 by Mortimer,",,01/01/1866,31/12/1866 40122,805,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #M81",Excavated in 1866-7 by Mortimer and again by Kinnes,,01/01/1866,01/01/1867 40122,806,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Garton Slack #M81",Excavated by Kinnes ,,01/01/1975,12/12/1975 50067,807,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Wick Farm",Finds recovered by farmer while digging post holes.,,01/01/1966,31/12/1966 50071,808,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Whitstable Road",Finds recovered by farmer while planting fruit trees.,,01/01/1951,01/01/1951 40123,809,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #M82",Excavated by Mortimer in 1867 and again in 1874,,01/01/1867,12/12/1867 40123,810,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #M82",Excavated again by Mortimer in 1874.,,01/01/1874,12/12/1874 40124,811,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #M112",Opened by Mortimer in 1868 and 1872.,,01/01/1868,12/12/1972 40126,812,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G83 ",Barrow excavated by Greenwell - not sure when ,,01/01/1866,12/12/1867 40127,813,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G84",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1868,12/12/1868 40128,814,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G85",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1868,12/12/1868 40129,815,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G86 ",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1867,12/12/1867 40130,816,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G89",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1868,12/12/1868 40131,817,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G98",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1840,31/12/1860 40134,818,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G102",Greenwell ,,01/01/1864,12/12/1864 40135,819,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G103",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40137,820,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G106",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1866,12/12/1866 40138,821,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G108",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40139,822,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G109",Excavated by Greenwell,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40140,823,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G110",Excavated by Greenwell,,04/04/1864,30/04/0184 40141,824,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G111",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40142,825,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G112",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1864,12/12/1864 40143,826,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G113",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1864,12/12/1864 40144,827,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G114",Greenwell excavated this barrow ,,01/09/1864,12/12/1864 40145,828,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G115",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1867,12/12/1867 40146,829,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G116",Excavated by Greenwell,,01/01/1866,12/12/1866 40147,830,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G118",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1864,12/12/1864 40148,831,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G119",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1864,12/12/1864 40149,832,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Hawold Sheepwalk #MC92",Excavated by Mortimer in 1882,,01/01/1882,12/12/1882 40152,833,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Hawold Sheepwalk #MC89",Excavated by Mortimer in 1882,,01/01/1882,12/12/1882 40155,834,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Driffield #M279a",opened by Browne in 1856,,01/01/1856,12/12/1856 40157,835,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Driffield #MC86",Excavated by Mortimer in 1875,,01/01/1875,12/12/1875 40157,836,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Driffield #MC86",Excavation in 1973,,01/01/1973,12/12/1973 40159,837,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Howe Hill #M278",Excavated by Mortimer in 1892,,01/01/1892,12/12/1892 50075,838,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Studd Hill",Material eroding from a cliff edge discovered by a member of the public.,,01/01/1955,31/12/1955 50078,839,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Whatmer Hall Gravel Pit",Finds recovered during gravel quarrying between 1925-1930 relating to at least one burial.,,01/01/1925,31/12/1930 72819,840,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Sturry Vicarage",Finds recovered by a local archaeologist in a gravel quarry during the spring of 1927,,01/03/1927,31/05/1927 50084,841,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"East Cliff/East Wear, Folkestone",Excavation of Roman villa and underlying IA cremation cemetery in 1924. The report provides only limited contextual detail. (HER ref. EKE4086),,01/01/1924,31/12/1924 50094,842,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Sholden Bank",Finds made by workmen during the cutting of a watermain in 1936,,01/01/1936,31/12/1936 50097,843,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Deal Cemetery",Chance discovery of probable 2nd century AD cremation burial during grave digging in 1893,,01/01/1893,31/12/1893 50097,844,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Deal Cemetery",Additional cremations discovered during grave digging in the late 1990s and inspected/partially recorded by an archaeologist.,,01/01/1997,31/12/1998 50098,845,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Mill Hill",Finds recovered during chalk quarrying in the late 19th/early 20th centuries.,,01/01/1898,31/12/1909 50098,846,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Mill Hill Deal rescue excavation,"Excavation by Dover Archaeological Group prior to the construction of a new housing estate off St. Richard's Road, Mill Hill.",,01/01/1984,31/12/1989 50115,847,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Mount Green Avenue","Finds recovered by workmen during the excavation of a cess pit in Mount Green Avenue, Cliffsend, Ramsgate.",,20/05/1959,21/05/1959 50119,848,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Monkton Road, Hoo",Burial found beneath a lawn in 1988 (or at least recorded in the Thanet SMR at this time). No further details available.,,01/01/1988,31/12/1988 50130,849,,,Partial Investigation,Evaluation at Chapel Mill,Evaluation of site at Chapel Mill in 1997 prior to CTRL works.,EKE5158Evaluation1997-10-20T00:00:001997-11-04T00:00:00,20/10/1997,04/11/1997 50130,850,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation at Chapel Mill,"Excavation at site of previous evaluation, Chapel Mill, in 1999 as part of CTRL works.",EKE5159Excavation1999-03-29T00:00:001999-06-21T00:00:00,29/03/1999,21/06/1999 59000,851,EKE1802,Field Observation,Casual Observation,Field observation on TQ 85 NW 11,Finds recovered during the construction of the Maidstone by-pass has exposed two structures to the west of Hollingbourne on the Maidstone side of Musket Lane. ,,1961-12-01T00:00:00,1961-12-01T00:00:00 59003,852,EKE5147,Evaluation,Partial Investigation,Hurst Wood,Evaluation of site to the south of Charing Heath in 1997,,1997-10-06T00:00:00,1997-10-09T00:00:00 59003,853,EKE5148,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Hurst Wood,Excavation carried out in 1998 at Hurst Wood prior to CTRL works.,,1998-09-14T00:00:00,1998-10-01T00:00:00 59004,854,EKE9673,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation for the A249 Iwade bypass to Queensborough improvement,"A large area strip excavation undertaken during the building of the A249 bypass. The site revealed over 40 cremations, from the Prehistoric and Roman periods, as well as salt working features.",,01/01/1992,31/12/2004 59005,855,EKE10645,Full Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation around the White Horse Stone site along the CTRL line,Excavation at the White Horse Stone site in the Medway Valley as part of the CTRL project found evidence of activity from the Mesolithic to the Medieval period.,,1998-10-01T00:00:00,1999-03-01T00:00:00 40161,856,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Blanch #M2",Excavated by Mortimer in July 1863,,01/07/1863,31/07/1863 40162,857,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Hawold Sheepwalk #MC90",Excavated by Mortimer in 1882,,01/01/1882,31/12/1882 40164,858,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Hawold Sheepwalk #MC96",Excavated by Mortimer,,01/01/1868,12/12/1868 40165,859,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kirby Underdale #M215",Round barrow partially excavated in 1882,,1/01/1882,31/12/1882 40166,860,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M216",Excavated by Mortimer in 22nd and 23rd February 1882.,,22/02/1882,23/02/1882 40167,861,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate #m235",Excavated by Mortimer in 1882,,4/08/1882,5/08/1882 40168,862,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Pasture #M242",Excavated by Silburn in 1851,,16/10/1851,17/10/1851 40168,863,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Pasture #M242",Re-excavated by Mortimer in August 1882,,04/08/1882,10/08/1882 40170,864,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Hawold Sheepwalk #M236", It was excavated between 5-7th August 1882 by Mortimer ,,5/8/1882,8/8/1882 40171,865,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Hawold Sheepwalk #MC94",excavated 1876.,,01/01/1876,03/01/1876 40172,866,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Blanch #M237",Excavated by Mortimer ,,07/08/1882,14/08/1882 40173,867,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cobdale #M252",Originally excavated and disturbed by Silburn ,,01/01/1851,31/12/1851 40174,868,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cobdale #M253",Mortimer ,,01/01/1882,31/12/1882 40175,869,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Warter #M254",Excavated in ?1882,,01/01/1882,31/12/1882 40176,870,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Warter #M262",Excavated by Mortimer in 1883,,01/01/1883,31/12/1883 40177,871,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Warter #M255",Excavated by Silburn in 1851,,01/01/1851,31/12/1851 50104,872,EKE12788,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation on Seacroft Road,An excavation by Mr. T.C. Champion to the west of the footpath and both north and south of Seacroft Road.,,1971-01-01T00:00:00,1972-12-31T00:00:00 40180,873,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cowlam #M277",Excavated in 1892 by Mortimer,,01/01/1892,31/12/1892 40181,874,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Kettlethorpe",Found in 1920s during extraction of sand at a quarry at Kettlethorpe,,01/01/1920,31/12/1930 40184,875,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #MC62","Opened by Mortimer in 1873,",,01/01/1873,31/12/1873 40186,876,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Caythorpe Gas Pipeline project, Full Excavation (1950-), East Field",Excavation undertaken by Northern Archaeological Associates in advance of pipeline construction in 1992.,,01/01/1992,12/12/1992 40189,877,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Blanch #M238",Excavated by Mortimer in 1882,,01/01/1882,31/12/1882 40190,878,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Mill Hill #M5","several openings, Fully reopened by Mortimer 12-14th May 1870. ",,12/05/1870,14/05/1870 40191,879,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Church Hill #MC33", Excavated in July 1826,,01/07/1826,12/07/1826 40192,880,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Painsthorpe Wold #M201","excavated in 1877 by Mortimer,",,01/01/1877,31/12/1877 40193,881,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Wilton #M23",Excavated by Mortimer in March 1865,,12/03/1865,15/03/1865 40195,882,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G94",Excavated by Greenwell but no date offered ,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40198,883,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), High Callis Wold Farm #M275",Excavated by Mortimer in 1892,,27/07/1892,15/08/1892 40201,884,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Wilton #M100",Excavated by Mortimer in 1867 summer ,,28/06/1867,5/07/1867 40202,885,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Wilton #M14",Excavated by Mortimer ,,3/07/1864,5/07/1864 40204,886,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Wilton Wold #M120",Opened by Mortimer July 1868,,29/07/1868,30/07/1868 40205,887,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Wilton Wold #MC43",Excavated by Mortimer in July 1871,,19/07/1871,26/07/1871 40206,888,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Honey Hill #M296",Initially excavated by Greenwell?,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40206,889,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Honey Hill #M296",Re-excavated by Mortimer in 1909,,01/01/1909,31/12/1909 40206,890,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Honey Hill #M296",Re-excavation in 1968 revealed two phases of construction,,01/01/1968,31/12/1968 40208,891,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cowlam #G56",Excavated by Greenwell but date not given ,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40208,892,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Cowlam #G56"," Re-excavations in 1968 revealed two crouched burials and remains of a beaker burial. Other finds were a bone pin, fragments of Bronze and Beaker sherds.",,01/01/1968,31/12/1968 40210,893,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kiplingcotes Station",Excavated by Greenwell but not sure when ,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40211,894,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kirby Underdale #M93",Excavated by Mortimer 1867,,01/05/1867,12/05/1867 40212,895,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Towthorpe Plantation #MC39",Excavated by Mortimer in November 1870,,01/11/1870,12/11/1870 40213,896,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Towthorpe High Barn #M1",Excavated by Mortimer in 1863,,04/05/1863,06/05/1863 40214,897,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Towthorpe High Barn #M6",Excavated by Mortimer ,,03/09/1867,04/09/1867 40216,898,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Wilton #M32",Excavated by Mortimer in June 1865,,12/06/1865,14/06/1865 40217,899,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Wilton #M13",Excavated by Mortimer in June 1864,,22/6/1864,24/6/1864 40219,900,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Rudston #G61",Excavated by Greenwell but no date supplied ,,02/02/1869,05/02/1869 40222,901,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Springwell Farm #MC58a",Excavated by Mortimer in 1873 but already disturbed ,,8/10/1873,13/10/1873 40227,902,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), High Barn #M250",Silburn in 1851,,01/01/1851,12/12/1851 40227,903,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, High Barn #M250",Excavated by the present tenant of the land and two young friends from Manchester in August 1881! ,,10/08/1881,20/08/1881 40228,904,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), High Barn #M251",Mortimer ,,01/08/1881,20/08/1881 40229,905,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), High Barn #M247",Mortimer ,,01/08/1881,30/08/1881 40230,906,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), High Barn #M249","One of four barrows examined by Mortimer in 1882, all previously excavated, probably by Silburn 1851-2",,01/01/1851,31/12/1882 72830,907,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Radnor Park",Late Iron Age cremation burials found by an allotment gardener in 1918.,,01/02/1918,31/12/1918 40231,908,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), High Barn #M246",Mortimer,,01/01/1881,12/12/1881 40232,909,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), High Barn #M264",Mortimer ,,01/01/1882,10/10/1882 72831,910,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Bevan's Pit","Stray find of Aylesford-type pottery vessels associated with cremations in Bevan's Pit at an unknown date, recorded by Evans 1890.",,01/01/1890,31/12/1890 72832,911,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Orpington",Pottery from a possible 'Belgic' cremation burial found during trenching in 1956 and reported by G. Rushe of the Orpington Historical Records Society.,,01/01/1956,31/12/1956 40234,912,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Wilton Wold #M105",Mortimer in 1867,,21/09/1867,22/09/1867 40235,913,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Wilton Wold #M103",Mortimer ,,9/09/1867,10/09/1867 40236,914,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Rudston #G65",Excavated by Greenwell in 1870,,01/01/1870,12/12/1870 40237,915,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Rudston #G64",Greenwell in 1870,,01/10/1870,10/10/1870 40238,916,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Rudston #G63",Excavated by Greenwell ,,05/09/1870,15/09/1870 40239,917,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Rudston #G62",Excavated by Greenwell in 1864,,2/04/1864,6/04/1864 40239,918,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Rudston #G62",Rescue excavation by Ministry of Public Works in 1968,,01/01/1968,12/12/1968 72833,919,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Sholden Street","Material recovered, at least initially by workmen, during the excavation of a sewer trench at Sholden, near Deal.",,01/05/1962,31/05/1962 40240,920,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cot Nab Farm #168",Excavated in 1874,,01/01/1874,12/12/1874 40241,921,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cot Nab Farm #M64",Mortimer ,,01/10/1873,10/10/1873 40242,922,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cot Nab Farm #M169",Excavated in 1874 by Mortimer ,,05/05/1874,10/05/1874 40243,923,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cot Nab Farm #M101",Mortimer ,,07/07/1867,12/07/1867 72834,924,,,Partial Investigation,"South Lees Farm, Minster-on-Sea, Sheppey, Kent: Archaeological watching brief",Archaeological monitoring during groundworks for a solar array park.,,31/01/2014,26/02/2014 40244,925,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Cot Nab Farm #M104,Excavated by Mortimer,,19/08/1867,24/08/1867 40245,926,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kirby Underdale #M115",Mortimer,,17/06/1868,18/06/1868 40246,927,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Towthorpe Plantation #MC73",Mortimer ,,01/12/1874,08/12/1874 40247,928,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Towthorpe Plantation #M233",Mortimer ,,3/07/1882,15/07/1882 72835,929,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Malmains Farm",Rapid excavation by Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit in advance of the construction of an industrial farm building. The farmer gave the excavators three days to recover the burials and permitted archaeological monitoring of a wider area.,,01/09/1989,31/10/1989 40248,930,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Littlewood Lodge #G255","Excavated by Siburn, then Greenwell ",,01/01/1850,31/12/1890 40250,931,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Littlewood Lodge #G259",Greenwell,,01/01/1850,31/12/1890 40252,932,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Burton #G261",Mortimer ,,01/01/1889,12/12/1889 40253,933,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Littlewood Lodge #G262 ",Greenwell ,,01/01/1889,12/12/1889 40254,934,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Littlewood Lodge #G256",Greenwell ,,01/10/1889,02/10/1889 40255,935,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Littlewood Lodge #G257",Greenwell ,,01/10/1889,10/10/1889 40256,936,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Littlewood Lodge #G258",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/10/1889,30/10/1889 40257,937,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M220",Mr Thomas,,01/01/1881,12/12/1881 40257,938,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M220",Mortimer ,,25/02/1882,26/02/1882 72836,939,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Land near Bridge","Finds associated with a richly-furnished Late Iron Age cremation burial discovered by a metal-detectorist in October 2012.In an unfunded, one day operation on 27 October 2012, an excavation of about 2 2m was opened by hand using volunteers drawn from the CanterburyArchaeological Trust and Dover Archaeological Group.",,10/09/2012,30/11/2012 40258,940,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M221",Excavated by Silburn in 1851,,01/01/1851,31/12/1851 40258,941,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M221",Re-opened by Mortimer ,,01/01/1860,31/12/1900 40259,942,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M222",Originally opened by Silburn in October 1851,,27/10/1851,28/10/1851 40260,943,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M224",Excavated by Mortimer in March 1882,,02/03/1882,10/03/1882 40261,944,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M225",Excavated by Mortimer in 1882,,10/07/1882,15/07/1882 40262,945,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M226",Mortimer in 1882,,01/01/1882,12/12/1882 40263,946,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M228", A trench extending E to W was excavated in 1882 uncovering a large grave containing 6 crouched burials.,,05/06/1882,20/06/1882 40264,947,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M229",Excavated by Mortimer ,,19/04/1882,30/04/1882 40265,948,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M230",Excavated by Mr Thomas in November 1881- he turned over a portion of this barrow ,,01/11/1881,20/11/1881 40265,949,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M230",Reopened by Mortimer in April 1882,,23/04/1882,30/04/1882 40266,950,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M245","Opened by Mortimer on 11th Sept 1882, but there were indications of an earlier opening",,11/09/1882,12/09/1882 40267,951,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M223",Slightly disturbed by Silburh in 1851,,06/06/1851,08/06/1851 40267,952,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #M223",Re-opened by Mortimer in 1882,,01/05/1882,03/05/1882 40268,953,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Blanch Farm #M240",Opened by Mortimer ,,13/08/1882,14/08/1882 40269,954,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Blanch Farm #M258",Disturbed by Silburn in 1851,,01/01/1851,31/12/1851 40270,955,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Blanch Farm #M259",Disturbed by Silburn in 1851.,,01/01/1851,12/12/1851 40272,957,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Blanch Farm #M261",Antiquarian disturbance that had disturbed primary and only burial ,,01/01/1851,12/12/1851 40273,958,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Blanch Farm #M241",Excavated by Mortimer ,,01/08/1882,31/08/1882 40274,959,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Blanch Farm #M266",Mortimer dug this in one day ,,13/09/1883,14/09/1883 40275,960,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Blanch Farm #M265",Excavated by Mortimer on a single day,,12/09/1883,13/09/1883 40276,961,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G93",Excavated by Greenwell ,,02/03/1886,10/03/1886 40277,962,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G97",Greenwell,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40278,963,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G92",Greenwell ,,01/01/1864,12/12/1864 40280,964,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G107",Greenwell,,01/01/1864,31/12/1864 40281,965,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garrowby Wold #M97",Opened by Mortimer ,,30/10/1876,31/10/1876 40282,966,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garrowby Wold #M98",Mortimer,,1/11/1876,2/11/1876 40283,967,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garrowby Wold #M63",Mortimer,,02/06/1866,04/06/1866 40284,968,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garrowby Wold #M62",Mortimer,,01/06/1866,02/06/1866 40285,969,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garrowby Wold #M39",Excavated by Mortimer,,01/01/1860,31/12/1900 40286,970,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Pasture #M263",Mortimer but note had already been disturbed by Silburn when he found the Beaker ,,17/08/1883,18/08/1883 40287,971,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Garton Slack #M37",Mortimer ,,10/07/1865,14/07/1865 40288,972,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cherry Burton #G73",Greenwell ,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40289,973,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cherry Burton #G75",Greenwell ,,01/01/1866,12/12/1866 40293,974,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Londesborough #G122",Greenwell ,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 40295,975,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #GUN93", Opened by Lord Londesborough in 1851,,23/10/1851,24/10/1851 40296,976,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #GUN94",Excavated by Lord Londesborough,,23/10/1861,24/10/1851 40297,977,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Huggate Wold #GUN98",Silburn,,01/01/1840,31/12/1860 40302,978,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Warter Wold #GUN109",Silburn,,12/10/1851,13/10/1851 40306,979,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Easington Beach",Rescue excavation in 1998,,02/04/1998,04/04/1998 40308,980,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), High Barn #M248",excavated by Mortimer in 1882 but had previously been dug by Silburn and therefore partly disturbed.,,01/01/1850,31/12/1882 72840,981,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oldbury Camp",Partial excavation of the Oldbury hillfort in 1938 by Ward-Perkins,,01/01/1938,31/12/1938 72840,982,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Oldbury Camp",Partial excavation of the Oldbury hillfort in 1983-4 by the Central Excavation Unit,,01/01/1983,31/12/1984 72837,983,EKE13407,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011,"Series of excavations along the East Kent Access route comprising fieldwalking, test-pitting and metal detecting followed by evaluation trenching and large-scale excavation in 29 zones. This event record concerns only the excavation.",,01/11/2009,31/05/2011 72838,984,EKE13407,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011,"Series of excavations along the East Kent Access route comprising fieldwalking, test-pitting and metal detecting followed by evaluation trenching and large-scale excavation in 29 zones. This event record concerns only the excavation.",,01/11/2009,31/05/2011 72839,985,EKE13407,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011,"Series of excavations along the East Kent Access route comprising fieldwalking, test-pitting and metal detecting followed by evaluation trenching and large-scale excavation in 29 zones. This event record concerns only the excavation.",,01/11/2009,31/05/2011 50048,986,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Dencher Wood",Finds recovered by workmen during chalk quarrying in January 1935.,,01/01/1935,01/02/1935 50072,987,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Archaeological work along the A2 - 1966-1974,Excavations in advance of the widening of the A2 between 1966 and 1973,,01/01/1966,31/12/1973 50090,988,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Hope Bay Studios",Material retrieved by workmen during digging for a watermain in 1936.,,01/04/1936,30/04/1936 50103,989,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bradstow School","Excavation by Howard Hurd, at Valetta House, Broadstairs.",,01/10/1911,31/10/1911 50105,990,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, St. Lawrence College","Finds recovered from a chalk-cut grave at Hollicondane, between Ramsgate and Dumpton, in 1891",,01/01/1891,31/01/1896 50124,991,EKE8121,,Full Excavation (1950-),Monkton to Mount Pleasant (A253 Duelling),Major excavation for road widening scheme. Excavation by Canterbury Archaeological Trust with The Trust For Thanet Archaeology.,,01/06/1994,31/03/1995 50147,992,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation at Hawkinge Aerodrome,Full excavation of areas determined to be of particular archaeological interest following two phases of evaluation in 1993 and 1998 (Site Code HAF 98),,01/04/1998,30/06/1999 50147,993,,,Partial Investigation,Watching Brief at Hawkinge Aerodrome,"Further investigation during groundworks for the southern part of the Hawkinge-Denton bypass, which ran across the aerodrome (Site Code HRL 99).",,01/01/1999,31/12/1999 50238,994,,,Casual Observation,"Swalecliffe, Whitstable",Finds recovered after cliff falls in 1922 and 1925.,,01/02/1922,31/12/1925 40040,995,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Greenwell barrows L-LIV,Excavation of five square barrows by Canon Greenwell in 1867.,,01/01/1867,31/12/1867 40040,996,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavations at Cowlam, East Yorkshire","Re-excavation of four of the square barrows excavated by Greenwell, together with the excavation of a further four barrow by HMSO, led by Ian Stead.",,01/01/1969,31/12/1969 72842,997,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Knight's Bottom Pit",Finds recovered by workmen from a quarry pit at Knight's Bottom in 1910.,,01/01/1910,31/12/1910 72843,998,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation at Rudston Makeshift,"Excavated by Stead, 1967-1976. 189 barrows were completely or partially excavated.",,01/01/1968,31/12/1976 50061,999,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Godmersham",Limited further excavation by Ashford Archaeological Society in 1968 around the area of the original find.,,01/01/1968,01/01/1968 50028,1000,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Parish Field Gravel Pit #1",Found in gravel pit in the 19th century ,,01/01/1801,31/12/1900 50038,1001,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Halling Man",Found in 1912 when digging a sewerage tank on a low terrace,,01/08/1912,30/08/1912 50054,1002,,,Casual Observation,"Trott's Hall Garden, findspot","An unaccompanied skeleton was found in 1879 and ""a number of skeletons"" c. 1835. British Grave found A.D. 1883",,01/01/1835,31/12/1883 50058,1003,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, River Meadows",found in April 1971 in River Meadows (TR 054481) while levelling farmland by bulldozer. ,,01/04/1971,30/04/1971 50069,1004,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Stowting Court","Partial excavation of the mound in the early 1970s confirmed the Early Bronze Age date of the barrow by recovering characteristic ""Beaker""-style pottery",,01/01/1971,12/12/1971 50076,1005,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Staines Hill",Workmen found these in 1866,,01/01/1866,12/12/1866 50077,1006,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Brett's Pit",Sherds picked up in 1937,,01/01/1937,12/12/1937 50079,1007,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Dover Road",Cremation urn exposed by weathering in 1967,,01/01/1967,12/12/1967 50080,1008,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Cherry Garden Hill",Rescue excavation prior to removal of barrow by Folkestone Waterworks Company ,,01/01/1943,07/07/1943 50086,1009,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Neavy Down","Barrow cut through uncovered along the course of a water pipe trench from Stourmouth to Adisham in 1960, between Wingham and Neavy Down (",,01/06/1960,12/07/1960 50087,1010,,,Casual Observation,"Tilmanstone, findspot","A round barrow thirty feet in diameter with a surrounding ditch, containing two L.B.A. or E.I.A. cremations was discovered in 1911 on a ridge of a hill at Tilmanstone during extensions to the colliery",,01/01/1911,10/10/1911 50111,1011,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Northdown",Rescue excavation in 1975 ahead of housing development,,01/01/1975,12/12/1975 50116,1012,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Cliffview Road","In September, 1967, a bell beaker was found in a drainage trench dug by Foreland Construction Limited, at Cllifview Road, Cliffsend, nearRamsgate,",,01/09/1967,15/09/1967 40050,1013,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Catfoss",Rescue excavation by Hull Museum in advance of gravel quarrying at Fosse Hill Quarry,,01/01/1965,31/12/1965 40003,1014,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Bridlington Sand Pit",Finds recovered from a sandpit near Bridlington in 1940,,01/01/1940,31/12/1940 40031,1015,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Bishop Burton",Finds recovered without any contextual detail. The date of the discovery is not known.,,01/01/1801,31/12/1900 40070,1016,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Paddock Hill, Thwing",Excavation by T. Manby between 1973 and 1987.,,01/01/1973,31/12/1987 40039,1017,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Kilnsea Warren","Finds recovered from the beach at Kilnsea by a member of the public Mr. R. J. W. Batchelor of the R.E. Dept. Victoria Barracks, Beverley in 1957.",,09/10/1957,09/10/1957 40158,1018,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Skerne",Partly excavated by the Yorks Antiquarian Club in 1849,,01/01/1849,31/12/1849 72845,1019,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Argam Lane, Rudston","Excavated by Stead, 1976. In total 18 burials were excavated.",,01/01/1976,31/12/1976 72846,1020,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Burton Fleming, opposite Argam Lane",Excavated by Stead in 1972. In total 18 burials were excavated.,,01/01/1972,31/12/1972 72847,1021,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Burton Fleming, Bell Slack",Excavated by Stead in 1978. In total 42 burials were excavated.,,01/01/1978,31/12/1978 72848,1022,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation at Wetwang Slack,"Excavation of Bronze Age round barrows, an Iron Age square barrow cemetery and Romano-British settlement by Dent between 1965-1975.",,01/01/1965,31/12/1975 72849,1023,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation at Wetwang Village,Excavation of a chariot burial by the British Museum,,01/03/2001,30/04/2001 30009,1024,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Yr Hen Fynwent, surface finds",Cists and urns containing human bones found during the enclosure of common land,,01/01/1800,31/12/1850 30017,1025,,,Casual Observation,"Cerrig Ddewi, findspot",Accidental discovery in 1850 during levelling operations,,01/01/1850,12/12/1850 30019,1026,,,Casual Observation,"Menai Bridge, findspot","About 1864, two urns with burnt bones were found near the landing stage for steamers at Menai Bridge.",,01/01/1864,12/12/1864 30028,1027,,,Casual Observation,"Flagstaff Quarry, Penmon, surface finds",Workmen clearing away surface soil (quarry work) in 1889 discovered a mound of loose stones,,01/01/1889,12/12/1889 40036,1028,,,Casual Observation,"Totley's Farm, Burstwick",Finds retrieved during gravel quarrying in 1966.,,01/01/1966,31/12/1966 30031,1029,,,Casual Observation,"Bryn Ifan farm, findspot",Finds recovered by workmen during fence repair,,01/01/1876,12/12/1876 40182,1030,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Swinescaif Quarry",Finds recovered during chalk quarrying in 1974,,01/01/1974,31/12/1974 40187,1031,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Caythorpe Gas Pipeline project, Full Excavation (1950-), Woldgate",Excavation undertaken by Northern Archaeological Associates in advance of pipeline construction in 1992.,,01/01/1992,31/12/1992 72850,1032,,,Partial Investigation,Garton Slack,Finds retrieved by C and E Grantham during gravel quarrying in 1967. Part of broader excavations in advance of quarrying undertaken between 1965 and the early 1980s and directed initially by TCM Brewster and subsequently by JS Dent (see EHU29).,,01/01/1967,31/12/1967 72851,1033,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Beverley","Finds recovered in unknown circumstances and donated to the Yorkshire Museum, probably during the mid-19th century (based on the accession date)",,01/01/1825,31/12/1875 72852,1034,EWX898; EWX899,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Owermoigne,"Excavation of two barrows in Owermoigne parish, directed by Cree and Cunnington, probably around 1894-5 when the urns were presented to Dorset County Museum.",,01/01/1894,31/12/1895 20112,1035,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Tarrant Hinton",Unlocated antiquarian excavation,,01/01/1800,31/12/1899 72858,1036,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Telegraph Clump","Investigations of unlocated round barrows within the Telegraph Clump Group, close to Blandford race course by JH Austin in 1840",,01/01/1840,31/12/1840 20123,1037,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Launceston Down North #19 a-f",Each barrow was examined by J. H. Austen in 1864.,,01/01/1864,31/12/1864 20123,1038,EDO145,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavation by the Piggotts in 1938 revealed three additional urned cremations in the side of a WWI training trench. These were thought to represent an urnfield associated with the barrow burials.,,01/01/1938,31/12/1938 20125,1039,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Rowbarrow",Opened by Baron Hambro and William Shipp in 1860.,,01/01/1860,31/12/1860 20127,1040,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), East Down House",Excavated by J. C. Mansel-Pleydell in 1908,,01/01/1908,31/12/1908 72859,1041,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Week Street Down","All of the eight barrows from this group were opened by Warne in September 1848, but it is not possible to correlate his account with individual barrows",,01/09/1848,30/09/1848 72860,1042,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Roke Down #46a-e","Antiquarian excavations by H. Durden, W. Shipp and potentially others at the Roke Down barrow group",,01/01/1844,31/12/1850 20205,1043,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Roke Down #46e",Excavated in 1840 by Wake Smart and later by Solly,,01/01/1840,31/12/1840 72863,1044,EWX2208; EWX406,,Full Excavation (1950-),"The Excavation of Three Round barrows on Chaldon Down, Dorset, 1969","The Excavation of Three Round barrows on Chaldon Down, Dorset, 1969, directed by D A White.",,01/09/1969,30/09/1969 20227,1045,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Wick Lane",Finds recovered by local antiquarian Herbert Druitt during gravel quarrying in 1926-9.,,01/01/1926,31/12/1929 40064,1046,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Middleton on the Wolds",Finds recoverd during factory extensions at a quarry (c. 1921),,01/01/1921,31/12/1921 40047,1047,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"MacIlwaine's Pit, Elloughton","Controlled excavation by T. Sheppard of burials uncovered during gravel extraction at Mill Hill, Elloughton in 1923.",,01/01/1923,31/12/1923 20234,1048,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Moordown, Redbreast",Finds recovered by workmen during trenching for a tree plantation in 1873,,01/01/1873,31/12/1873 20234,1049,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Moordown, Redbreast","Seven more urns recovered from this site between 1908 and 1923 (Calkin 1962, 6)",,01/01/1908,31/12/1923 20250,1050,EDO5007,,Full Excavation (1950-),"St. Catherine's Hill Bowl Barrow, Christchurch; disturbed cremation urn","Members of the South Wessex Archaeological Association discovered and excavated a disturbed burial urn protruding from the top of a heavily eroded bowl barrow whilst carrying out a survey on St. Catherine's Hill, Christchurch, during January 1974.The urn was removed and excavated under lab conditions. It was an Early Bronze Age collared urn inverted with the base and some contents missing. Fragments of cremated bone suggested that the burial was that of a youth. The broken remains of an inverted pigmy cup were also found, as was a carbonised fragment of hazel kernel.The urn was found in the northern face of the barrow close to the north eastern corner of the 1921 excavations on this barrow.",,01/01/1974,31/01/1974 72865,1051,EDO5750,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Bronze Age barrows opened on Blackwater Hill, ","The gold torc now exhibited was found in 1852 by the third Earl of Malmesbury in a barrow at Blackwater. It is not clear in which of the many barrows here it was discovered but it must have been one of those which are scattered over the top and side of St. Catherine's Hill. The only account of the finding of the torc is contained in (a): ""On these heaths there are many barrows, of which I have opened three. In the first the layers of turf were perfectly preserved in slices, one upon another, and on reaching the level the body was clearly delineated in black bone-dust. In the second the ashes were in a vase of unbaked pottery, and in the third there was only a beautiful twisted bracelet of solid gold"". That these barrows were at Blackwater is known from a label preserved with the bracelet at Heron Court. (1)The large size of the barrows (possibly those at SZ 19 NW 19) and the B.A. evidence from the other two opened at the same time suggest EBA contracted burial. (2) No information was gained during recording or fieldwork to enable the barrows in which these finds were made to be identified. (3) ( 1a) General reference ""Memoirs of an ex-Minister"" 1885, 8, 9 (Third Earl of Malmesbury) ( 1) General reference O G S Crawford P S A 24 1911-12 39 (o G S Crawford) ( 2) General reference Proc.Hants FC and AS, 14, 1938-40, 17 (L V Grinsell) ( 3) Field Investigators Comments F1 WCW 15-JUL-54NMR UID: 650748",,01/01/1852,31/12/1852 20013,1052,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cerne Down #3",Excavated by Warne in the mid-late 19th century 'one of my own personal researches' (Warne's Barrow 1),,01/01/1825,31/12/1866 20031,1053,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Milborne Wood",Opened around 1883.,,01/01/1883,31/12/1883 20041,1054,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Conygar Hill","Excavation by Mr E. Cunnington in the late 19th century. See Acland, J. 1916. List of Dorset Barrows opened by Mr E. Cunnington or described by him, PDNHAFC 37, 40-47 (Barrow 4).",,04/03/1880,13/03/1880 20054,1055,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Mr C. Mayo's Farm",Opened by E Cunnington,,01/08/1881,31/08/1881 20055,1056,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Little Puddle Hill",Opened by E Cunnington,,01/08/1881,31/08/1881 20056,1057,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Poxwell Down",Two unlocated barrows opened by C. Warne at Poxwell Down,,01/01/1820,31/12/1860 20061,1058,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bagber Barrow",Part-excavated by Mansell-Playdell in 1895.,,01/01/1895,31/12/1895 20062,1059,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Deverel Barrow",Deverel Barrow was opened by Miles in 1824.,,01/01/1824,31/12/1824 20067,1060,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Tuckton Bridge",Finds recovered during the construction of Tuckton Bridge in 1881. Presented to Boscombe Public Library by Clive Holland MBE JP in 1885.,,01/01/1881,31/12/1881 20069,1061,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Ridge Way, Friar Waddon",Excavated and numbered Ridgeway No 8 by E Cunnington.,,01/01/1885,31/12/1885 20074,1062,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Duddle Dairy House",Material recovered from barrow during gravel quarrying in 1872 by E. Cunnington.,,01/01/1872,31/12/1872 20082,1063,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Knighton Heath Wood",Excavated by E. Cunnington in 1890.,,01/01/1890,31/12/1890 20099,1064,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, North Heath, Warmwell",Finds recovered in advance of gravel digging before 1954,,01/01/1954,31/12/1954 20139,1065,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Dudsbury Camp",Finds retrieved by H. Sharman when rabbiting at Hampreston near Dudsbury camp.,,01/01/1966,31/12/1966 20133,1066,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Down Farm",Down Farm ring ditch cemetery excavated by M. Green in 1980.,,01/01/1980,31/12/1980 20156,1067,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Sixpenny Handley #24",Excavated by Pitt Rivers in 1893.,,01/01/1892,31/12/1893 30033,1068,,,Casual Observation,"Llystyn Farm, findspot","Finds recovered from a field on Llystyn Farm, Dolbenmaen in March 1821. The urns fell to pieces upon discovery",,01/03/1821,20/03/1821 30034,1069,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Penmaenmawr Quarry, findspot",Barrow excavation at Penmaenmawr granite quarry in 1890,,21/03/1890,30/03/1890 30035,1070,,,Casual Observation,"Gorphwysfa Hotel, findspot",Finds recovered during the construction of a hotel in 1983,,01/01/1983,12/12/1983 30036,1071,,,Casual Observation,Allt Lwyd,Finds recovered from a disturbed cairn in the late 1960s ,,01/01/1967,12/12/1967 30037,1072,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Carnedd Howel, partial excavation","The cairn was partly excavated circa 1869, when bronze age pottery was found",,01/01/1869,12/12/1869 30042,1073,,,Casual Observation,"Rhosbeirio Farmyard, findspot",Cist burial found casually in 1866,,01/01/1866,12/12/1866 30044,1074,,,Casual Observation,"Bryn Seiont, findspot",Barrow/finds accidentally discovered and disturbed while stone collecting for building outhouse farm buildings,,01/01/1866,12/12/1866 30045,1075,,,Casual Observation,"Maes y Barcer, findspot","Accidental discovery of urn with cremation, now in NMW. In 1946 when cutting a drain ",,01/01/1946,12/12/1946 30047,1076,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Cae Meini, Llanidan, findspot","Cremation cemetery, found by labourer digging a new hedge and subsequently excavated by Hugh Prichard ",,01/01/1882,31/12/1882 30050,1077,,,Casual Observation,"Rhiw, findspot",Urn found during ploughing by H. Jones in 1958,,01/01/1958,12/12/1958 30051,1078,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Cefn Cwmwd,"Rhostrehwfa. Excavated as part of the A55 roadscheme (Roberts, Cuttler and Hughes 2004)",,01/01/1999,07/07/1999 30052,1079,,,Casual Observation,Glan Yr Afon,Urn found when ploughing field in 1864 ,,01/01/1864,31/12/1864 30056,1080,,,Casual Observation,"Bryn Crug, Bethel, findspot",Burials found during agricultural work in 1855 and 1868,,01/01/1855,31/12/1868 30059,1081,,,Casual Observation,"Pen yr Orsedd, Nefyn, findspot",Urns found accidentally in 1691. Note the pots 'all had dark earth and smelt very ungratefully' ,,01/01/1691,31/12/1691 40006,1082,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Wilton #M15",Mortimer re-opening ,,01/08/1892,10/08/1892 30063,1083,,,Casual Observation,"Pen y Bonc, findspot",Cist removed by farmer in 1828,,01/01/1828,12/12/1828 30065,1084,,,Casual Observation,"Pen y Bryn Manor, findspot",Urned cremation burial found in 1824 during road construction ,,01/01/1824,31/12/1824 30067,1085,,,Casual Observation,Buckley Arms Hotel at Dinas Mawddwy,Cist and urns found during railway construction and pipeline trenching between 1865-75,,01/01/1865,31/12/1875 30074,1086,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Mwdwl Eithin,Barrow excavated 1911-12,,01/01/1911,01/01/1912 30078,1087,,,Casual Observation,"Ffrwd yr Hebog, findspot",Cinerary urns found by workmen when digging foundations for a new chapel ,,01/01/1875,12/12/1875 30079,1088,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Mynydd Mass Mawr,Trenches dug into a cairn in 1930,,01/01/1930,12/12/1930 30081,1089,,,Casual Observation,"Tyddyn Bach, findspot",Cist found during the removal of a standing stone by the farmer in 1873,,01/01/1873,31/12/1873 30082,1090,,,Casual Observation,Pantyneuadd,Cremations cemetery found while removing a hedge in a garden at Pantyneuadd in c. 1884,,01/01/1884,31/12/1884 30087,1091,,,Casual Observation,"Abergynolwyn, findspot",Cist found by accident at the back of new cottages in 1877,,01/01/1877,12/12/1877 30088,1092,,,Casual Observation,Abergynolwyn,Urned cremation burials found while building school foundations in 1833,,01/01/1833,12/12/1833 30095,1093,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Bryn Beddau Isaf, findspot",Finds recovered from a 'rifled round barrow' in 1922,,01/01/1922,12/12/1922 50095,1094,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Deal Mongeham Primary School",Found when digging house foundations ,,01/02/1949,28/02/1949 50096,1095,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Denne's Brickfield",Found in brickfield by accident before 1911,,01/01/1909,12/12/1910 50100,1096,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Fiveways",Found during machining ,,01/01/1950,12/12/1950 20014,1097,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bincombe Down #4",Excavated by Charles Warne ,,01/01/1848,12/12/1848 20015,1098,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Charlbury #37",opened by charles warne ,,01/01/1864,12/12/1864 20018,1099,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Penn Hill",Found by Capt Sabine of Muckleford ,,01/01/1829,12/12/1829 40002,1100,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Wold Newton #M284",Mortimer excavated this ,,01/01/1894,12/12/1894 40004,1101,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bridlington #M280",Mortimer in 1893,,01/01/1893,12/12/1893 40007,1102,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kitty Hill",Mortimer in 1876,,01/11/1876,12/11/1876 40013,1103,,,Casual Observation,"Cross Bow Hill, findspot",Barrow opened by the farmer during levelling,,01/01/1819,31/12/1819 40015,1104,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bishop Wilton #M69",Mortimer in june 1866,,20/06/1866,22/06/1866 40017,1105,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Calais Wold",Mortimer in 1874,,23/10/1874,24/10/1874 40018,1106,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cheesecake Hill #MC44",RE-excavated by Greenwell in 1849,,01/01/1849,12/12/1849 40018,1107,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cheesecake Hill #MC44",Fully excavated by Mortimer in 1871,,01/01/1871,12/12/1871 40023,1108,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Melton Hill Quarry",The discovery was made by Mr Jack Taylor of Elloughton early in 1960 (near a quarry so during quarrying) ,,01/03/1960,02/03/1960 40027,1109,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Spout Hill",Found during building construction ,,01/01/1950,12/12/1950 40028,1110,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Barff Hill Gravel Pit",Food Vessel burials found during quarrying in 1930s ,,01/01/1930,12/12/1930 40032,1111,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Etton Wold",Greenwell,,02/02/1866,05/02/1866 40032,1112,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Etton Wold",Re-excavated by D.G. Coombs in 1969,,01/01/1969,12/12/1969 40029,1113,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Hempholme",Found during gravel extraction in 1958,,01/01/1958,12/12/1958 40035,1114,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Everthorpe",Gravel pit discovery ,,01/01/1801,31/12/2000 40037,1115,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Kilnsea Beacon",Found during rapid erosion coastal survey ,,01/01/2009,12/12/2009 40038,1116,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Easington Lagoon",Excavated in 1997 by Rod Maclkay ,,01/01/1997,12/12/1997 40042,1117,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Willie Howe",Greenwell,,01/01/1887,12/12/1887 40044,1118,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cowlam Cross #G58/M210",Excavated 1867 Greenwell ,,10/04/1867,12/04/1867 40049,1119,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Low Farm #MC53",Mortimer in 1872,,01/01/1872,12/12/1872 40052,1120,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Gorsehill burial ",Found during construction of air raid shelter,,10/10/1939,12/10/1939 40055,1121,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), North Newbald",G.W. Thomas ,,01/11/1877,12/12/1877 40056,1122,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Low Farm #MC56",Mortimer,,01/01/1872,12/12/1872 40060,1123,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Kirby Underdale #M114",Brewster re-excavations ,,01/01/1965,02/02/1966 40061,1124,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Back Lane Gravel Pit",Found in sand pit 1902 by workman quarrying ,,26/08/1902,27/08/1902 40079,1125,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), South Side Mount #G67",Greenwell ,,01/01/1868,12/12/1868 40080,1126,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Rudston #G68",Greenwell in November 1870,,01/11/1870,20/11/1870 40084,1127,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Millington Grange",Mortimer ,,13/02/1867,18/02/1867 20245,1128,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Lower Close, Latch Farm #2","Finds recovered during gravel extraction at Lower Close Gravel Pit, Latch Farm. Druitt was in close touch with the gravel workings on this land from 1927-39 when some 9 acres were dug.",,01/01/1927,31/12/1939 40132,1129,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G99",Greenwell ,,01/12/1868,12/12/1868 20065,1130,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Hillbrow site round barrows and cremations,"Finds recovered by Mr H. Homewood (District Surveyor) and Mr H Drewitt in advance of construction work in 1908:'Towards the end of 1908 this land was earmarked for development.'Accordingly Herbert Druitt applied to the owner,Mr. F. Elcock, for permission to examine the barrows before they were destroyed. The larger barrow was tackled first. Druitt had the whole of it dug out in sections down to the originalground level. He records its diameter as 32ft., and its height as 2ft. 6in. Five urns were found, all in the south-western half. These comprise two bucket urns which have been restored, and three fragmentary specimens, all probably of bucket or barreltype. The barrow lay right on the line of Hillbrow Road and almost exactly half way along it, and when the road was made up in the following July and the ground prepared for building, at least thirty-four urns came to light, and probably some twelve more of which nothing has survived. The smaller barrow, about 24ft. across and only 1ft. Gin. high, lav some 50 yards to thesouth-west and near to the railway bridge. It proved to consist almost entirely of burnt earth, charcoal and calcined flints. This mound was probably the spot where the cremations took place.",,01/01/1908,31/12/1910 20065,1131,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Little Down Common","Stray finds recovered during building work in the Pokesdown area between 1908 and 1936. Comprises finds made on/in:a) the Pokesdown area prior to 1908 (Drewitt)b) land between the lower end of Lascelles Road and the entrance to King's Park (1926-7)c) Land between Durrington and Petersfield Roads, Pokesdown in 1936",,01/01/1908,31/12/1936 40156,1132,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Hutton Cranswick #1","opened by Messrs C & E Grantham in the mid 1850s,",,01/01/1852,12/12/1852 40160,1133,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Corps Landing",Excavated by the Granthams in the mid 1950s,,01/01/1955,12/12/1955 40163,1134,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Hawold Sheepwalk #MC91",Mortimer partial investigation in 1876,,01/01/1876,12/12/1876 40173,1135,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cobdale #M252",Mortimer ,,01/01/1882,12/12/1882 40174,1136,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cobdale #M253",Silburn ,,01/01/1851,12/12/1851 40179,1137,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Kelsey Hill",Found in gravel extraction ,,01/01/1912,12/12/1912 40213,1138,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Towthorpe High Barn #M1",Re-opened in 1865,,01/01/1865,12/12/1865 40249,1139,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Littlewood Lodge #G264",Greenwell ,,01/01/1887,12/12/1887 40053,1140,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Bryan Mills Farm","Fund when installing a petrol tank, in the stackyard of Bryan Mills Farm in 1953.",,01/01/1953,12/12/1953 40067,1141,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Wetwang Field",Flexed inhumation with a stone bracelet on wrist was found six feet below the ground surface near the roadside inWetwang field (c 1794) by workmen digging for road material. ,,01/01/1794,31/12/1794 50012,1142,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), The Chestnuts","Excavated August-September, 1957, through the enterprise of the owner Mr E. Boyle, and the encouragement of the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments. ",,01/08/1957,30/09/1957 10181,1143,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Harlyn Bay #5","After storm & cliff fall at Harlyn Bay, CAU investigated ",,01/03/2014,10/03/2014 20295,1144,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Tyneham Gravel Quarry","Finds recovered during gravel extraction in 1969 by Superintendent of Works, Mr. Gray, and his assistants.",,01/01/1969,31/12/1969 20173,1145,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #18",Excavated by Colt Hoare in 1896.,,01/01/1896,31/12/1896 20173,1146,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #18",Further excavations during the 1940s,,01/01/1941,31/12/1949 20178,1147,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #14",Excavated by Colt Hoare in the late 19th century following an earlier casual discovery (finds from a fox hole),,01/01/1890,31/12/1899 20186,1149,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #4",Excavation by Colt Hoare in the early 19th century.,,01/01/1800,01/01/1810 20186,1150,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Oakley Down #4",Finds recovered from the barrow mound by A. Parke in the early 1950s.,,01/01/1950,31/12/1954 20216,1151,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Ulwell Barrow",Opened by J H Austen 1857,,01/01/1857,31/12/1857 20226,1152,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Stourfield Barrow",Finds recovered during the destruction of Stourfield barrow in 1910.,,01/01/1910,31/12/1910 20192,1153,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Rimbury",Excavation of a burial close to the Rimbury barrow site in advance of the construction of a reservoir in September 1979.,,01/01/1979,30/09/1979 72873,1154,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bere Regis Down #8a",One of four barrows excavated by Hutchins c. 1850 and described by Warne,,06/08/1850,06/08/1850 72874,1155,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bere Regis Down #8b",One of four barrows excavated by Shipp (and probably also Durden) c. 1850 and described by Warne,,01/01/1850,31/12/1850 72875,1156,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bere Regis Down #8c",One of four barrows excavated by Hutchins c. 1850 and described by Warne,,01/01/1845,31/12/1855 20128,1157,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Chalbury Hill",Finds recovered during gravel digging in 1878,,01/01/1878,31/12/1878 72876,1158,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Portesham Mirror Excavation,Excavation of a well-furnished 'Durotrigian' inhumation burial following a metal-detector find in October 1994.,,04/10/1994,04/10/1994 72877,1159,EDO493,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavations at Whitcombe Hill, Witcombe",Excavation of substantial LIA/Roman settlement and burials by G and G Aitken between 1965 and 1967.,,01/01/1963,31/12/1967 72878,1160,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Langton Herring",Excavation by Bournemouth University following the initial discovery by a metal detectorist in April 2010,,01/04/2010,30/04/2010 72879,1161,EDO71,,Full Excavation (1950-),Gussage All Saints,Excavated by G. Wainwright on behalf of the DoE in advance of destruction by ploughing in 1972,,01/01/1972,31/12/1972 72880,1162,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Land north of Poundbury Farm, Dorchester, Dorset",Archaeological excavation undertaken as part of a series of ongoing investigations in advance of the new urban extension to the county town of Dorchester (see also EDOs 4662-4).,,01/01/2007,31/12/2007 72881,1163,EDO484,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Maiden Castle 1930s excavations,Excavated by Mortimer Wheeler between 1934 and 1937.,,01/01/1934,31/12/1937 72881,1164,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Maiden Castle 1980s excavations,"Further excavations were carried out in 1985-6, under the direction of Niall Sharples. The results, including the plan produced by RCHME and a synopsis of the issues arising from the survey, are fully published.",,01/01/1985,31/12/1986 72881,1165,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Maiden Castle 19th century excavations,"Episodes of investigation by 19th century antiquarian E. Cunnington, documented in Wheeler (1943).",,01/01/1865,31/12/1882 10180,1166,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Trethellan Farm",Full excavation by the Cornwall Archaeological Unit in the summer of 1987,,01/06/1987,31/08/1987 10135,1167,ECO2760,,Full Excavation (1950-),Constantine Island,"Client: The National TrustSummary Following its exposure in August 2007, the National Trust commissioned the Historic Environment Service to undertake the archaeological excavation of an inhumation burial within a cist at the seaward end of Constantine Island (SW 85719 75122). The cist, which was found to hold a crouched adult male, was set within a cairn over an earlier small mound that was largely comprised of sand, stone and midden material. The mound in turn was found to overlay an earlier land surface. The site was not completely excavated but a section was cut across it so that its construction sequence and relationship with the cist could be better understood. In an attempt to stabilise the site, the upstanding section was subsequently reburied beneath the spoil from the excavation however, it is recognised that the site will in time be lost to coastal erosion. A radiocarbon date on bone from the skeleton fell between 1380 and 1110 cal BC, providing a Middle Bronze date, a time from when there are very few human remains known from Cornwall and no other barrow-associated burials are currently recorded.",,01/10/2007,31/10/2007 10222,1168,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Fowey",Finds recovered by workman preparing the ground for a new road.,,01/01/1850,31/12/1899 10229,1169,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Cape Cornwall #2",Material recovered before the early 20th century in unknown circumstances. ,,01/01/1800,31/12/1899 10182,1170,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Cape Cornwall #1",Material recovered prior to the destruction of a cairn at Cape Cornwall in 1879.,,01/01/1879,31/12/1879 10262,1171,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Conquer Downs #2",Material recovered by labourers erecting a fence across a barrow.,,01/01/1862,31/12/1862 10162,1172,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Harlyn Bay #4","During site works in advance of the construction of a house at Harlyn Bay in 1900, the remains of an Iron Age cemetery were revealed. An excavation was undertaken by Mr Reddie Mallett (apparently the owner of the site)",,01/01/1900,31/12/1906 10163,1173,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Trevone",In 1848 a cemetery close to the coast north-west of Trevone was discovered and excavated by T Kent,,01/01/1848,31/12/1848 10204,1174,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Trelan Bahow",An Iron Age cemetery was found at Trelan in 1833 when a road was extended. ,,01/01/1833,31/12/1833 10230,1175,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Calartha",Material recovered during the construction of a wall in 1883.,,01/01/1883,31/12/1883 10243,1176,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Constantine Island #2",Excavation by Penrose Williams early in the 20th century.,,01/01/1900,31/12/1910 72882,1177,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Lawrence's Bay",Excavation by H. A. Lewis in 1946.,,01/01/1946,31/12/1946 72883,1178,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Old Man Island",Excavtion by C.F. Tebbutt in 1933,,01/01/1933,31/12/1933 10173,1179,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Knackyboy Cairn","Excavation by A and J Gibson in 1912, when one or two urns were recovered.",,01/01/1912,31/12/1912 10173,1180,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Knackyboy Cairn","Excavation by Lewis in 1947, followed up by O'Neil in 1948 during which the vast majority of recorded burials and finds were recovered.",,01/01/1947,31/12/1948 20026,1181,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Louse Hill",Fell out of eroded quarry face ,,01/08/0915,30/08/1915 20027,1182,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Lord's Down #7",opened by Charles Warne ,,01/01/1882,12/12/1882 20028,1183,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Lord's Down #6",Excavated by Charles Warne in 1883,,01/01/1883,12/12/1883 72887,1184,,,Casual Observation,"Woodcutts Common, initial exploration",Dug into by Austen in 1863 and excavated by General Pitt-Rivers in 1884-5.,,01/01/1863,31/12/1863 72887,1185,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Woodcutts Common, excavation",Dug into by Austen in 1863 and excavated by General Pitt-Rivers in 1884-5.,,01/01/1884,31/12/1885 72888,1186,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Woodyates,Excavations carried out by Pitt-Rivers between 1888-90 on the site of a Romano-British settlement,,01/01/1888,31/12/1990 20030,1187,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Dewlish",Excavated by Charles Warne in 1822,,01/01/1822,12/12/1822 72889,1188,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Gallows Gore West",Finds recovered during quarrying during the mid-20th century.,,01/01/1931,31/12/1965 72890,1189,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Gallows Gore East",Finds recovered during quarrying during the mid-20th century.,,01/01/1931,31/12/1965 20060,1190,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Milborne St Andrew #16e-i","In the autumn of 1864 the farmer owner had removed much soil from the S. and S.W. side of this barrow,destroying many urns in the process (Calkin 1967, 139) ... Visiting thesite probably in November, H Durden noticed two plain cremations and four fragmentary urns broken by the workmen. He also retrieved pieces of five more urns. All these werebelow the skeletons and above the floor. He records that the farmer had kept one urn and that someone else interested (probably W. Shipp, JBC) saw three more urns destroyed a few days later.",,01/09/1864,30/11/1864 20064,1191,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Castle Lane",found on 2 July 1930 by W Holly when digging the footings for a block of houses in Castle Lane,,02/07/1930,03/07/1930 20077,1192,EDO16,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Found in 1908,,01/01/1908,12/12/1908 20084,1193,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Culliford Tree",Opened in 1858 and 1ry burial not reached likely ,,01/01/1858,12/12/1858 20086,1194,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Came Down #38",Destroyed pre-1866,,01/01/1866,12/12/1866 20088,1195,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Herringston Barrow",Opened in 1880 by Cunnington ,,01/01/1880,12/12/1880 20089,1196,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Ridge Hill #89a",Casual finding in 1905,,01/01/1905,12/12/1905 20106,1197,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Folly Barrow, Iwerne Minster",opened in 1927 by W Shipp ,,01/01/1927,12/12/1927 20109,1198,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Buzbury Plantation",Found in 1840,,01/01/1840,12/12/1840 20170,1199,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #23",Excavated by Colt Hoare ,,01/01/1809,12/12/1809 20172,1200,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #20",Excavated by Colt Hoare ,,01/01/1809,12/12/1809 20175,1201,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #19",Excavated by Colt Hoare ,,01/01/1808,12/12/1808 20177,1202,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #13",Colt-Hoare pre 1810POssibly Cunnington too c. 1804,,01/01/1804,12/12/1804 20179,1203,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #10a-c",Excavated by Colt-Hoare,,01/01/1800,12/12/1808 20180,1204,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #9",Excavated by Colt-Hoare ,,01/01/1800,12/12/1809 20169,1205,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bottlebush Down",Excavated by Colt-Hoare ,,01/01/1800,12/12/1809 20181,1206,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #8",Excavated by Colt-Hoare,,01/01/1800,12/12/1808 20184,1207,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #2",Excavated by Colt-Hoare,,01/01/1800,12/12/1810 20185,1208,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #3",Excavated by Colt-Hoare ,,01/01/1800,12/12/1810 20196,1209,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, St Alban's Street",Found while digging a cellar,,01/01/1836,12/12/1836 72893,1210,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Quatre Bras",Find recovered from the garden immediately west of Quatre Bras in 1898.,,01/01/1898,31/12/1898 20207,1211,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bloxworth Down #4a",Around 1854 his monument was excavated by Shipp,,01/01/1850,12/12/1899 72895,1212,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Worbarrow Bay",Fragmentary burial recovered from a cliff exposure by Mr M Cahill in 1971,,01/12/1971,31/12/1971 20209,1213,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Knowle Hill #7",Openeed by Austen in 1856,,01/01/1856,12/12/1856 20223,1214,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), St Aldhelm's Head #3",Opened by Austen ,,01/01/1850,12/12/1850 20232,1215,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, The Slope, Headswell Crescent",Found when laying a drain,,01/06/1934,12/06/1934 20233,1216,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Cheddington Road",Found while building a road ,,01/07/1935,31/07/1935 20246,1218,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Christchurch Station",Foiund when digging behind station in 1886,,01/01/1886,12/12/1886 10000,1219,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Cargurra",Drain cutting in 1860,,01/01/1860,12/12/1860 10004,1220,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Angrouse",Removed during agricultural work in 19th century ,,01/01/1869,12/12/1871 10007,1221,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Barrowfields #1",Found by REv C. Painter ,,01/01/1849,12/12/1850 10009,1222,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Barrowfields #2",Canon Rogers opened this in May 1840,,01/05/1840,20/05/1840 10010,1223,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Barrowfields #3",Destroyed when earth taken from the mounds was used to ÔmanureÕ the nearby fields in 1819,,01/01/1819,01/02/1819 10011,1224,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Barrowfields #4",Barrow destroyed for hedging stone in 1821,,01/01/1821,31/12/1821 10013,1225,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bear's Down #1",Excavated by Borlase in 1871,,01/01/1871,12/12/1871 10014,1226,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Bear's Down #2",Found by farmer Mr Capell during ploughing ,,01/01/1869,12/12/1870 10016,1227,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Borsneevas",This is a very ancient discovery - 1584! ,,01/01/1584,12/12/1584 10017,1228,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bosavern Ros #2",Opened in 1748,,01/01/1748,12/12/1748 10018,1229,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Boscawen Un #1",Borlase in autumn 1864,,01/09/1867,01/10/1864 10019,1230,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Boscawen Un #2",Borlase in 1846,,01/09/1846,01/10/1846 72896,1231,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Breakwater Quarries, Grove",Finds recovered during quarring at Breakwater Quarries in the mid to late 19th century.,,01/01/1851,31/12/1875 60004,1232,,,Casual Observation,,Finds recovered from stone cist by Mr P Sutherland Graeme in 1916 and presented to the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (NMAS) ,,01/01/1916,31/12/1916 10264,1233,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Lands End",Material recovered from a cave in 1801 and recorded by Gilbert (1817) and subsequently by Borlase (1872).,,01/01/1801,31/12/1801 10157,1234,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Rillaton","Found by miners, then excavated in 1837",,01/01/1837,12/12/1837 10159,1235,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Duloe",Found by workmen clearing a hedge at stone circle in 1861,,01/01/1861,12/12/1861 10166,1236,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Padstow",Found by Trollope ,,01/01/1858,01/01/1860 10167,1237,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Tregiffian #3",Found during ploughing in 1948,,01/01/1948,12/12/1948 10168,1238,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Mayon #2",Found in 1716 by workmen when lifting a large stone ,,01/01/1716,12/12/1716 10169,1239,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Balnoon","Found by miners, not clear when",,01/01/1801,31/12/1900 60022,1240,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,"Excavation in the last century investigated mound 1, the largest and most southerly mound ofthe group (Clouston 1839, 55-7). A central cist contained a cremation deposit and urn; the latter has since been lost. A second mound was opened, which, from the dimensions recorded, wouldappear to have been mound 2. This contained six cists, and a cremation in a pit. (Moore and Wilson 1995)",,01/01/1845,31/12/1845 60002,1241,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Partial investigation of the mound at Queenafjold sometime before 1930.,,01/01/1900,31/12/1929 60059,1242,,,Partial Investigation,,Excavations under the direction of Professor Derek Simpson.,,01/01/1965,31/12/1966 60059,1243,,,Partial Investigation,,Excavation by Murphy (Murphy et al 2004).,,01/01/2001,31/12/2001 10005,1244,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Angrouse Cliff",Borlase pre 1870,,01/01/1868,12/12/1870 10020,1245,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Boscregan",Excavated by Borlase in 1878,,01/01/1878,12/12/1878 10023,1246,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Brane",Found when hedge being removed in 1842,,01/01/1842,12/12/1842 10056,1247,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Escalls",Borlase in 1879,,01/01/1879,12/12/1879 72898,1248,,,Full Excavation (1950-),,Excavation by Downes and Gibson between 2000 and 2005. Publication awaited.,,01/01/2000,31/12/2005 10031,1249,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Carn Entral",Found when digging foundations for a building ,,01/01/1876,12/12/1876 10039,1250,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Chapel Carn Brea #2",Partly excavated by King and Polkinghorne in 1907,,01/01/1907,12/12/1907 10040,1251,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Chapel Carn Brea #1",Borlase ,,01/01/1868,12/12/1879 10041,1252,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Charlestown #1",urn found in 1740s,,01/01/1740,12/12/1750 10042,1253,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Charlestown #2",Found in 1740s,,01/01/1740,12/12/1750 10043,1254,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Chycarne #1","Discovered by Williams, a yeoman, in 1733",,01/01/1733,12/12/1733 10044,1255,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Chycarne #2","Hencken wrote in 1932 that a cist was found under a barrow at Chycarn and that it contained three ""bucket-shaped"" urns, as well as the skull of a goat or ram and possible human cremations. Quinnell adds that there is a marked similarity between this and the Borlase record of a Chycarne barrow, suggesting that it was a late 19th century find",,01/01/1850,31/12/1882 10045,1256,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Clahar",REmoved by the farmer of the estate - cairn used for agricultural purposes,,01/01/1865,12/12/1868 10048,1257,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Conquer Downs #1",Excavated in 1865,,01/01/1865,12/12/1865 10049,1258,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Cotna",Found while planting shrubs ,,01/01/1854,12/12/1854 10050,1259,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Crean",Excavated by Marsden in 1920,,01/01/1920,12/12/1920 10051,1260,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Creeg Mear",Late 17th century while looking for stones ,,01/01/1650,12/12/1699 10052,1261,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Creegbrawse","two labourers being employed by a person of the name of Thomas Manuell, to raze the barrow near chacewater, called Creege Broaz barrow, for the purpose of manuring a field, ",,23/03/1811,25/03/1811 10055,1262,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), East Trevelgue #1",A party of gentlemen excavated this in 1872,,07/03/1872,10/03/1872 10058,1263,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Glendorgal",Urn found in 1850 when barrow was dug into and flag pole built - probably destroyed 1ry burial ,,01/01/1850,12/12/1850 10059,1264,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Goonorman Downs",Urn found by the vicar of Stithians and subsequently illustrated by Borlase,,01/01/1850,31/12/1870 10061,1265,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Harlyn Bay #1",Cliff fall in 1890,,01/01/1890,12/12/1890 10064,1266,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Higher Predannack Downs",Borlase explored this in 1871,,22/09/1870,23/09/1870 10069,1267,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Hustyn",Barrow was levelled in 1881,,01/01/1871,12/12/1871 10072,1268,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Lambourne Downs",Found in 17c century ,,01/01/1600,12/12/1699 10073,1269,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Davidstow Moor/Fore Down excavations, Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Larkabarrow","During 1941 and 1942, the late C.K. Croft Andrew, working on behalf of the Ministry of Works Ancient Monuments Inspectorate, identified and examined some 28 potential barrowsites on Davidstow Moor, and at Fore Down, St Cleer, ahead of airfield construction.",,01/10/1941,30/06/1942 10077,1270,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Lower Chyoon",excavated rather carelessly by Borlase (cist cover smashed four of the urns) ,,01/01/1879,12/12/1879 10078,1271,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Mayon #1",Excavated by Borlase ,,01/01/1881,12/12/1881 10080,1272,ECO2298,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),North Coast Barrows,"Nine barrows on the north Cornish coast, between Portreath and Crackington Haven, were excavated by the late C.K. Croft Andrew on behalf ot the Ministry of Works Ancient Monuments Inspectorate between March 1939 and March 1944 in advance of airfield construction or other wartime threats. The results of these excavations are now published from the surviving notes and finds and give valuable information on the structural diversity and ceramic range within the barrow groups to which the sites belong.",,01/03/1939,01/03/1944 10081,1273,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, New Polzeath",Found in 1910,,01/01/1910,12/12/1910 10084,1274,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Pedngwinian","A small cist is recorded in 1898, found in an 'almost levelled barrow' at Pengwinion and which contained three urns. The cist was not removed ",,01/01/1898,31/12/1898 72900,1275,,,Partial Investigation,A63 MELTON GRADE SEPARATED JUNCTION,Investigations by Anthony Walker and Partners on behalf of the Highways Agency in advance of improvements to the A63.,,01/01/1993,31/12/1995 72901,1276,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Sewerby Cottage Farm, Bridlington ","A programme of archaeological excavation, evaluation, watching brief and geophysical survey was carried out at Sewerby Cottage Farm, Bridlington between 1999 and 2004. The work took place on a residential housing development run initially by Tay Homes and then after 2001, by Redrow Homes. The site covered sixteen hectares and involved the construction of 385 houses. The archaeological work consisted of three open area excavations, two separate phases of evaluation and two episodes of watching brief.",,01/01/1999,31/12/2004 72900,1277,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"South Lawn, Melton","Archaeologists from On-Site Archaeology were on site from June 2004 to March 2005 during which time they revealed ancient remains from many different periods throughout the last 4,000 years. The site covered an area of just over thirteen hectares on both sides of the A63, making this one of the largest excavations ever undertaken in East Yorkshire. The analysis of the excavated remains has been underway since 2005 and this has involved detailed studies of pottery, animal bones, human bones, plant remains and a range of other finds. We have used radiocarbon dating and other scientific techniques to discover not only how people lived but also how the landscape changed from 2500 BC to the present day.",,01/06/2004,31/03/2005 72902,1278,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Burtswick to Rimswell water pipeline investigations,Excavations by Northern Archaeological Associates in advance of the instillation of a new water main by Yorkshire Water and Morrison Utility Services.,,01/09/2017,31/12/2017 72903,1279,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Westwood",Excavation by Greenwell in 1875,,01/01/1875,31/12/1875 72904,1280,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Haywold Farm",Finds recovered during the 'spreading' of barrows in 1897 and recorded by Mortimer 1905.,,01/01/1897,31/12/1897 10086,1281,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Polhendra",Found in 1949 during earth removal for a boundary bak Found in hedge ,,01/01/1949,12/12/1949 10088,1282,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Trelowarren",Dug in 1751 by workmen,,01/07/1751,12/07/1751 10090,1283,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Busvargus",Found in 1900,,01/01/1900,12/12/1900 10096,1284,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Rosemorran",Noted in 1816,,01/01/1816,12/12/1816 10100,1285,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Shepherds","barrow was destroyed by the farmer in 1883,",,01/01/1883,12/12/1883 40001,1286,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Arras","Excavation by E.W. Stillingfleet, B.Clarkson and Dr.Hull of Beverley between 1815-17 in advance of chalk extraction.Finds: some in Yorkshire Museum, YM 906-9.48, 914-6.1 and 2.48 (including those from the 'Queen's Barrow'",,01/01/1815,31/12/1817 40001,1287,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Arras",Excavation by the Yorkshire Antiquarian Club in 1850.,,01/01/1850,31/12/1850 40001,1288,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Arras","Excavation of a chariot burial in advance of chalk extraction.Finds: in British Museum, 77.10, 16.3-6, 16.8-11",,01/01/1877,31/12/1877 40001,1289,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Arras","A square-ditched barrow, approximately 36ft (11.0m) in diameter, was excavated by I.Stead in 1959. ",,01/01/1959,31/12/1959 10103,1290,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Tolvan Cross",Accidental discovery by the holed standing stone ,,01/01/1864,12/12/1864 40017,1291,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Calais Wold",Stray find of bronze coated iron terret in the vicinity of this barrow prior to 1965,,01/11/1874,31/12/1965 40024,1292,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Bugthorpe",Finds recovered when draining a field near Bugthorpe c.1860,,01/01/1860,31/12/1860 10106,1293,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Tredinney",Borlase and friends in 21st August 1868 (well actually with some miners) ,,21/08/1868,23/08/1868 30103,1294,,,Casual Observation,"Gelliniog Wen, findspot","Isolated discovery in 1909 of a cist grave containing a skeleton, possibly extended, and an iron sword.",,01/01/1909,31/12/1909 10109,1295,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Tregiffian #2",Explored by Borlase 1881,,01/01/1881,12/12/1881 10114,1296,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Trencreek","Tonkin, Hitchens & Drew and Gilbert describe a barrow from which an urn containing bones and ashes was taken c1724. ",,01/01/1724,12/12/1724 10115,1297,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Trethill",Found by farmer in 1881,,01/01/1881,12/12/1881 10120,1298,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Trevelloe","Edmunds in 1848 records the find of two urns, placed mouth downwards, in a barrow at Trevelloe",,01/01/1848,12/12/1848 10122,1299,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Trevose",A barrow was noted by Spence Bate in 1863 not far from the midden opposite Constantine Island.,,01/01/1863,12/12/1863 40012,1300,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Nunburnholme Wold","An excavation was commissioned by David Wilson Homes ahead of their Pavilion Square housing development; the MAP Archaeological Practice team unexpectedly found a thousand artefacts, mainly Iron Age but some Saxon, from 175 burials in 87 square barrows.",,01/01/2014,31/12/2017 40062,1301,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Lair Hill",Finds recovered during railway construction in 1889,,01/01/1889,31/12/1889 40072,1302,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Danes' Graves","It is said there were originally 500 barrows, 106 of which were excavated between 1721 and 1909.",,01/01/1721,31/12/1909 40109,1303,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Eastburn Aerodrome",Excavation by the Director of Hull Museum (plus helpers) in advance of the construction of the Eastburn Airfield in 1938.,,01/01/1938,31/12/1938 10130,1304,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Treworrick",Found during ploughing ,,01/01/1904,12/12/1904 10131,1305,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, West Lanyon Quoit",Disturbed during removal of earth for compost 1800,,01/01/1800,12/12/1800 10137,1306,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Charlestown #3",Barrow demolished in 1801 when urns were found ,,01/01/1801,12/12/1801 10089,1307,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Davidstow Moor/Fore Down excavations, Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Fore Down","During 1941 and 1942, the late C.K. Croft Andrew, working on behalf of the Ministry of Works Ancient Monuments Inspectorate, identified and examined some 28 potential barrowsites on Davidstow Moor, and at Fore Down, St Cleer, ahead of airfield construction.",,01/10/1941,30/06/1942 10147,1308,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Largin Wood",Found by a walker in 1975,,01/03/1975,01/03/1975 10147,1309,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Largin Wood",Excavated by CAS members after initial discover ,,03/03/1975,04/03/1975 40082,1310,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Grimthorpe",A group of 4 inhumations was discovered immediately behind the rampart of the Iron Age hillfort at Grimthorpe between 1868 and 1872 and reported by Mortimer. A fifth grave was located in the filling of the hillfort ditch during excavation by Stead in 1961 .,,01/01/1868,31/12/1872 40082,1311,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Grimthorpe",A group of 4 inhumations was discovered immediately behind the rampart of the Iron Age hillfort at Grimthorpe between 1868 and 1872 and reported by Mortimer. A fifth grave was located in the filling of the hillfort ditch during excavation by Stead in 1961 .,,01/01/1961,31/12/1961 10148,1312,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Carnon Valley",Sporadically found during tin streaming ,,01/01/1790,12/12/1790 10150,1313,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Trink Farm",Found at Trink Farm in 1955,,01/01/1955,12/12/1955 10154,1314,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Lellizzick #1","An cist with a few pieces of burnt human bone was discovered in 1940 on Lellizzick Farm, by the farmer Mr George Carlyle. The site was visited by George Penrose who, unable to carry out a thorough investigation because of the severe weather conditions, recommended that it be covered over pending further investigations. There is no record of any further work.",,01/01/1940,12/12/1940 10126,1315,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Venn's Cross",Finds recovered when a roadside mound was removed in 1875,,01/01/1875,31/12/1875 10184,1316,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Boskednan",Borlase on 26th July 1872,,26/07/1872,27/07/1872 10185,1317,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bosporthennis #2","Borlase in 1872On the 14th of August, 1872, the author caused some barrows to be opened on the Downs to the east of the Hut-Circles at Bosporthennis.",,14/08/1872,20/08/1872 10187,1318,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Botrea Downs #1",Partial investigation ,,01/01/1826,12/12/1826 10188,1319,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Botrea Downs #2",Partially excavated in 1826,,01/01/1826,12/12/1826 10190,1320,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Cheeswring","Cairn removed, probably for manure ",,01/01/1888,12/12/1888 10197,1321,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Watch Croft",Borlase in 1863 summer ,,01/06/1863,10/10/1863 10205,1322,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Treworthal",Workmen levelling a hedge found the cist ,,21/04/1826,22/04/1826 10210,1323,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Zennor Quoit",A series of discoveries were made at this site between the mid 19th and early 20th centuries. These include: (a) 19th century labourer found a pot (1840-45); A man called Grenfell and his sone blasted their way into the site with dynamite (1881); (c) chance discovery by R J Noall (1910),,01/01/1840,01/05/1845 10212,1326,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Harlyn Bay #6",Observed in 1988,,01/01/1988,12/12/1988 10216,1327,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Higher Spargo",Found while quarrying at Higher Spargo in 1848,,01/01/1848,31/12/1848 10218,1328,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Tresawsen",A Bronze Age pot was found upright in a cist made of flat stones about 1.20m below ground level at Tresawsen Farm,,01/01/1904,12/12/1904 10219,1329,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Merrose Farm",Found during ploughing in 1844,,01/01/1844,12/12/1844 10224,1330,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Tregiffian #4",Found in 1977 by local farmer ,,01/01/1977,12/12/1977 10227,1331,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Leah",Found when demolishing a hedge in 1850,,01/01/1850,12/12/1850 10228,1332,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goldherring",Blight ,,01/01/1866,12/12/1866 10231,1333,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Towednack",Found while quarrying for stone ,,19/03/1852,20/03/1852 10234,1334,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Lower Newford",Accidental find ,,01/01/1753,12/12/1758 10236,1335,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Lellizzick #2",Found during ploughing ,,01/01/1941,12/12/1941 10242,1336,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Tregeseal",Borlase ,,01/01/1879,31/12/1879 10245,1337,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Yellow Rock Carn",Found in rock cleft ,,01/01/1948,12/12/1948 10246,1338,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Highgate",Indian Queens bypass ,,01/01/1992,01/01/1994 10247,1339,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bosavern Ros #1",Borlase ,,29/05/1754,30/05/1754 10251,1340,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Carrion Rock",Two Bronze Age urns and corroded fragments of a bronze dagger were found by Alexander Gibson in a barrow at Carrion Rock,,01/01/1978,31/12/1978 10258,1341,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Penzance Cemetery",Ironically found while grave digging in Penzance cemetery,,01/01/1866,12/12/1866 10265,1342,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Madron",WC Borlase illustrates a miniature urn with a height and diameter of 12.7cm which was found on the St Aubyn estate and contained human ashes,,01/01/1850,12/12/1860 10267,1343,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kerrow",Excavation in 1935 by Dudley & Patchett ,,01/01/1935,12/12/1935 10268,1344,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Tresvenncak Pillar",Urns found in front of the stone in 1840 by farmer while ploughing next to standing stone ,,01/01/1840,12/12/1840 20129,1345,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Handley Hill",Cunnington c.1800,,01/01/1800,12/12/1800 20095,1346,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Wireless Station #60a",Warne ,,01/01/1820,01/01/1860 40188,1347,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Caythorpe Gas Pipeline project, Full Excavation (1950-), Gypsey Race",Excavation undertaken by Northern Archaeological Associates in advance of pipeline construction in 1992.,,01/01/1992,31/12/1992 20139,1348,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Dudsbury Camp",Opened by Sir J Guest in 1847,,01/01/1847,12/12/1847 60071,1349,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Opened by Robert Steward Cloustan in July 1884,,01/07/1884,30/07/1884 60078,1350,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Callander in 1935,,01/06/1935,30/06/1935 60093,1351,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Completely destroyed in 1863 and destroyed before Petrie got a chance to properly record it ,,01/01/1863,12/12/1863 72909,1352,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations at Glen Garth,"Excavations in advance of housing at Glen Garth, Hayton by MAP Archaeological Consultancy Ltd.. Archive in Hull City Museum.",,01/01/2001,31/12/2002 72908,1353,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Geophysical survey and excavation at Burnby Land, Hayton","Detailed survey and excavation by Durham, Hull, Leeds, and Southampton Universities, AC Archaeology, MAP Archaeological Consultancy Ltd. and volunteers from the East Riding Archaeological Society (led by Peter Halkon and Martin Millet) over several seasons between 1995 and 2001. The archive is in Hull City Museum. ",,01/01/1995,31/12/2001 10175,1354,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Obidiah's Barrow",Investigated by George Bonsor in1899-1901,,01/01/1899,31/12/1901 10221,1355,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Maen Porth",A crushed urn containing a cremation covered by a stone slab was found by miss lyman in either 1936 or 1937,,01/01/1936,12/12/1937 20210,1356,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, King Edward's Bridge",Found in chalk quarry in August 1952,,01/08/1952,20/08/1952 30102,1357,,,Casual Observation,Llandudno Station,Urns recovered during the levelling of a barrow in the 19th century,,01/01/1909,12/12/1909 20534,1358,EDO195,,Full Excavation (1950-),,"Excavation of three barrows on the Ridgeway, Bincombe, (Best 1964, 102-103)",,1963-01-01T00:00:00,1963-12-31T00:00:00 20550,1359,EDO965,,Casual Observation,,Road-widening destroyed this; observed by Lt Col C Drew,,1952-01-01T00:00:00,1952-12-31T00:00:00 20501,1360,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Ridgeway Hill #59c","Anoth er rel ic of th e s ame period, a good bronz e dagger -bl a de, wa sfound by an intel l igent l ad in a ch a lk bank by th e s ide of th e D orch esterWeymouth roa d, on R idgwa y. I t h a s s t il l 2 of th e 3 rivet s in s itu,and th e pa t ina i s extremely brigh t . As so cia ted with th e da gger wereport ions of a h uman jaw so we ma y s a fel y infer t h a t th e cut t ing wa sth rough , or cl ose to, a ba rro",,01/01/1917,12/12/1917 20500,1361,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Abbotsbury",Found in 1877 by Rev Penny ,,01/01/1877,10/07/1877 20502,1362,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cheselbourne Down #8a",Opened by Colt Hoare ,,01/01/1820,12/12/1822 20503,1363,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Osmington",Opened by Cunnington or Warne?,,01/01/1790,12/12/1808 20511,1364,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Winterborne Monkton #2",Excavated by Mr McLean ,,01/01/1833,12/12/1834 20512,1365,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Fordington Field #1e",Antiquarian investigation pre-1866 but no record of date ,,01/01/1834,12/12/1850 20513,1366,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Maiden Castle #I",Excavated by REMW between 1934-38,,01/01/1934,12/12/1938 20514,1367,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Ridge Hill #91",Captain Acland opened this in 1896,,01/07/1896,12/07/1896 20515,1368,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Rew",Excavated by Cunnington in 1880s,,01/01/1880,12/12/1885 20516,1369,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), North Hill #4a",Excavated by Charles Warne ,,01/01/1830,12/12/1840 20517,1370,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Black Down #47",Excavated by Charles Warne ,,01/01/1830,12/12/1850 20523,1371,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Thickthorn Down #7a",Excavated by Charles Warne in September 1848,,01/01/1848,12/12/1848 20524,1372,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Hampreston",Opened by Sir John Guest in 1847,,01/01/1847,12/12/1847 20526,1373,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Badbury Barrow",Levelled in 1845 but watched by JHA. ,,01/01/1845,12/12/1845 20528,1374,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Pistle Down",Excavated by TWWS in 1828,,01/01/1828,12/12/1828 20529,1375,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #6",It was excavated in the early 19th century by Cunnington and Hoare (their barrow 6).,,01/01/1820,12/12/1830 20530,1376,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Ridgeway Hill #2",Excavated by Cunnington ,,01/10/1888,20/10/1888 20531,1377,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Ridgeway Hill #5",Excavated by Cunnington in October 1884,,01/10/1884,12/12/1884 20533,1378,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Ridgeway Hill #8",Excavated by Cunnington ,,01/01/1884,12/12/1884 20534,1379,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Ridgeway Hill #10",Cunnington in 1884,,01/03/1884,20/03/1884 20532,1380,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Ridgeway Hill #60e",Opened by Mr Shepherd,,01/01/1818,12/12/1818 20536,1381,,,Partial Investigation,"Partial Investigation, Canford Heath",Excavated by ApSimon in 1951,,01/01/1951,12/12/1951 20537,1382,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bloxworth Down #3",Opened 1854 (Shipp),,01/01/1854,12/12/1854 20538,1383,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bloxworth Down #4",Opened 1854 (Shipp),,01/01/1854,12/12/1854 20540,1384,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Five Marys #6d",Opened before 1866,,01/01/1850,12/12/1865 20541,1385,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Five Marys #6e",eXCAVATED BEFORE 1866,,01/01/1850,12/12/1866 20546,1386,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Afflington Barrow",Excavated by Austin ,,01/01/1861,12/12/1861 20548,1387,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Ferny Barrows",Possibly opened by 'the imaginative and unstable' JF Pennie,,01/01/1850,31/12/1860 20551,1388,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Wool",Antiquarian investigation?,,01/01/1801,31/12/1900 72964,1389,EDO56,,Full Excavation (1950-),,Excavation by Woodward et al in 1982,,01/01/1982,12/12/1982 72965,1390,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), High Lea Farm",Excavated in 2004-2006 by Gale etc ,,01/01/2004,12/12/2006 72966,1391,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Rew #5a",excavated by Sydenham in circa 1839-40,,01/01/1840,31/12/1840 72967,1392,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bincombe #49c",Opened 1784,,01/01/1784,12/12/1784 72968,1393,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bincombe #49e",Excavated by Smith in 1842,,01/01/1842,12/12/1842 72969,1394,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bincombe #49h",1842 by Smith,,01/03/1842,30/04/1842 72971,1395,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, North Common #2",Found c. 1808,,01/01/1807,12/12/1808 72972,1396,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Winfrith Down #11a",Unknown,,01/01/1800,12/12/1840 30043,1397,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Plas Penrhyn, Rhosyr, partial excavation",Finds recovered by Mr. Lloyd Hughes and his workmen while levelling ground for a tennis court in 1928. At least four of the collared urns were in-situ and more carefully excavated.,,01/01/1928,12/12/1928 30041,1398,,,Casual Observation,"Penrhyn Mawr, findspot","Fragmented EBA urned cremation burial found during the 19th century at Plas Penrhyn, Llanbadrig",,01/01/1801,31/12/1900 30061,1399,,,Casual Observation,"Tremvan Hall, Llanbedrog","An urn containing cremated bone found at Tremvan Hall, Llanbedrog, is now lost. ",,01/01/1800,31/12/1899 10141,1400,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Goonlaze Downs,"During the building of a road in the 1860s a barrow on Goonlaze Downs was excavated. It is unknown whether it was one of the still extant group of eight, an additional one or an outlier.",,01/01/1860,31/12/1860 10143,1401,,,Casual Observation,"Mountain Barrows, Pelynt","Finds recovered were recovered from this barrow cemetery during road building, ploughing and by antiquarian explorers over the duration of the early 19th century",,01/01/1823,31/12/1845 10143,1402,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),Pelynt barrow excavations,More formal excavations were undertaken by Box and his workmen in November 1845,,01/11/1845,30/11/1845 20000,1403,EKE8121,,Full Excavation (1950-),Monkton to Mount Pleasant (A253 Duelling),Major excavation for road widening scheme. Excavation by Canterbury Archaeological Trust with The Trust For Thanet Archaeology.,,01/06/1994,31/03/1995 72979,1404,EKE8121,,Full Excavation (1950-),Monkton to Mount Pleasant (A253 Duelling),Major excavation for road widening scheme. Excavation by Canterbury Archaeological Trust with The Trust For Thanet Archaeology.,,01/06/1994,31/03/1995 50162,1405,EKE8121,,Full Excavation (1950-),Monkton to Mount Pleasant (A253 Duelling),Major excavation for road widening scheme. Excavation by Canterbury Archaeological Trust with The Trust For Thanet Archaeology.,,01/06/1994,31/03/1995 72981,1406,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Milborne Down #16a-d",Excavated by C Warne between 1820-1860.,,01/01/1820,31/12/1860 72982,1407,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Warren Hill #5",Excavated by Mansel-Playdell in 1881,,01/01/1881,31/12/1881 20545,1408,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Kingston Barn","According to Warne (1866, 58-60), this barrow was excavated by in October 1857 (1866, 58-60), not in 1855 as stated by the NRHE record.",,01/10/1857,31/10/1857 20060,1409,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Milborne St Andrew #16e-i","As the farmer told Durden he wasn't wanted, he didn't visit the site again until some 20 years later, when on Oct. 13th 1883 or 1884 he observed a large cairn of flints 4ft. 6in. in height, and extending 16ft. from east to west. At last his patience was to be rewarded, for beneath it he found remains of no less than 30 crushed urns, the larger ones covered with blocks of sandstone or fiint. They were all either on the floor, or on or surrounded by flints. Only one, no. 150, was inverted. He managed to save pieces of fifteen. Apart from the earliest urns which were destroyed, he recorded evidence for 47 interments",,13/10/1883,13/10/1884 20108,1410,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), West Lodge",Barrow excavated by Shipp in 1846. ,,01/01/1846,31/12/1846 30083,1411,,,Casual Observation,"Tywyn Seafront, findspot",Collared urn cremation burial found 'near Tywyn' in the later 19th century. Exact findspot unknown,,01/01/1851,31/12/1900 72859,1412,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Week Street Down","Urned cremations ploughed out by the farmer in 1970 (Grinsell 1982, 40)",,01/01/1970,31/12/1970 72983,1413,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Keynston Down","Excavation by J Durden in 1840 (Grinsell's (1959, 135) Tarrant Keynston barrow 1e)",,01/01/1840,31/12/1840 72983,1414,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Keynston Down",Excavation by JH Austen at an unknown date in the later 19th century.,,01/01/1850,31/12/1899 72983,1415,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Keynston Down","Excavation by W Shipp in 1846 (Grinsell's (1959, 135) Tarrant Keynston barrows 1a-c). The RCHME suggest these barrows may lie outsite Tarrant Keynston.",,01/01/1846,31/12/1846 72984,1416,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Maiden Castle #34c",Excavated by Sydenham in c. 1840,,01/01/1840,31/12/1840 72985,1417,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Nordon Wood, Knowle Hill #9",Excavated by JH Austen in 1861.,,01/01/1861,31/12/1861 72985,1418,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Nordon Wood, Knowle Hill #9",Further excavation carried out by W. Frend in 1934-5,,01/01/1934,31/12/1935 72986,1419,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Nordon Wood, Knowle Hill #8",Excavated by JH Austen in 1861.,,01/01/1861,31/12/1861 72988,1420,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Monastery Farm #3-5",5-6 barrows 'in the same neighbourhood' opened by Milner in 1790.,,01/01/1790,31/12/1790 72988,1421,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Monastery Farm #3-5",Excavation of a group of 3 closely spaced barrows by J. F. Pennie between 1825-32.,,01/01/1825,31/12/1832 72989,1422,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), East Lulworth #5e-j",5-6 barrows 'in the same neighbourhood' opened by Milner in 1790.,,01/01/1790,31/12/1832 72990,1423,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Caythorpe Gas Pipeline project, Full Excavation (1950-), Carr Plantation",Excavation undertaken by Northern Archaeological Associates in advance of pipeline construction in 1992.,,01/01/1992,31/12/1992 72855,1424,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Rainbarrows, Duddle Heath",The most northerly of the 'Rainbarrows' (25) is almostcertainly the one which was opened by Cunnington (Cunnington MSNo 27; Dorset Procs XXXVII (1916),,01/01/1851,31/12/1900 72991,1425,,,Casual Observation,Lanlawren,Stray find of urn sometime before 1872,,01/01/1850,31/12/1872 20296,1426,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Homelands",Cremation urns recovered during the construction of Admiral Douglas House,,01/01/1903,31/12/1903 72992,1427,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Davidstow Moor/Fore Down excavations, Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Davidstow Moor barrow #8","During 1941 and 1942, the late C.K. Croft Andrew, working on behalf of the Ministry of Works Ancient Monuments Inspectorate, identified and examined some 28 potential barrowsites on Davidstow Moor, and at Fore Down, St Cleer, ahead of airfield construction.",,01/01/1941,31/12/1942 72993,1428,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Davidstow Moor/Fore Down excavations, Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Davidstow Moor barrow #16/23","During 1941 and 1942, the late C.K. Croft Andrew, working on behalf of the Ministry of Works Ancient Monuments Inspectorate, identified and examined some 28 potential barrowsites on Davidstow Moor, and at Fore Down, St Cleer, ahead of airfield construction.",,01/01/1941,31/12/1942 72994,1429,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Caythorpe Gas Storage Project,Two main phases of excavation were undertaken by Humber Field Archaeology between July 2009 and March 2010 and between August and December 2010.,,01/07/2009,31/12/2010 72995,1430,,,Full Excavation (1950-),North Cave Quarry,Excavations by Humber Field Archaeology.,,01/01/2014,31/12/2014 72996,1431,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Trelowthas,This feature was excavated by CAU in 1995 during the Probus Bypass excavations (b1) when it was proved to be a multi-phased platform barrow with internal cist.,,01/01/1995,31/12/1995 72997,1432,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Davidstow Moor/Fore Down excavations, Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Davidstow Moor barrow #22","During 1941 and 1942, the late C.K. Croft Andrew, working on behalf of the Ministry of Works Ancient Monuments Inspectorate, identified and examined some 28 potential barrowsites on Davidstow Moor, and at Fore Down, St Cleer, ahead of airfield construction.",,16/03/1942,16/03/1942 10012,1433,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Barrowfields #5",Finds recovered when a barrow group was destroyed in 1819,,01/01/1819,31/12/1819 10015,1434,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Boleigh",Opened in 1847,,01/01/1847,31/12/1847 10030,1435,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Carn Creis",Excavated by Borlase in 1878,,01/01/1878,31/12/1878 10037,1436,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Cataclews Point #2",Urn recovered from barrow during quarrying in the mid 20th century,,01/01/1954,31/12/1954 10062,1437,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Harlyn Bay #2",Excavation following a cliff exposure in 1901,,01/12/1901,31/12/1901 10097,1438,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Rosmodress",Urn recovered by Mr Edmonds from barrow E at Rosmodress in 1847,,01/01/1847,31/12/1847 10104,1439,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Trannack",Finds recovered when a barrow was destroyed in 1824,,01/01/1824,31/12/1824 10124,1440,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Trewinnard",A barrow destroyed at Trewinnard in March 1750,,01/01/1750,31/12/1750 10142,1441,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Gregwartha","Destroyed by quarrying, not clear when",,01/01/1801,31/12/1900 10158,1442,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Trye",Excavation by Pool and Russell in 1958 and 1962,,01/01/1958,31/12/1962 10172,1443,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Content Farm",Grave found during quarrying in 1939,,01/01/1939,31/12/1939 10174,1444,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Middle Arthur",Excavated by O'Neil in 1953,,01/01/1953,31/12/1953 10203,1445,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Peninnis Head","Finds recovered during quarrying, not clear when",,01/01/1801,31/12/1900 72998,1446,ECO2298,,Full Excavation (1950-),North Coast Barrows,"Nine barrows on the north Cornish coast, between Portreath and Crackington Haven, were excavated by the late C.K. Croft Andrew on behalf ot the Ministry of Works Ancient Monuments Inspectorate between March 1939 and March 1944 in advance of airfield construction or other wartime threats. The results of these excavations are now published from the surviving notes and finds and give valuable information on the structural diversity and ceramic range within the barrow groups to which the sites belong.",,01/03/1939,31/03/1944 50105,1447,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, St. Lawrence College","Finds made by workmen during groundworks in advance of the construction of St Lawrence's College, Ramsgate",,01/01/1929,31/12/1929 10198,1448,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Colliford reservoir excavations,"Located and surveyed by the OS during field investigation in 1973, excavated in 1978 (site crivc) in advance of flooding of Colliford reservoir",,01/01/1978,12/12/1978 72999,1449,ECO1180,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),,Excavation and watching brief of the proposed china clay tip extension revealed significant prehistoric settlement features as well as Roman and medieval activity.,,01/03/2004,30/11/2004 73000,1450,ECO3569,Watching Brief,Partial Investigation,North Cornwall STW pipeline mitigation,"In 2009, the Historic Environment Projects team (Cornwall Council) was commissioned by South West Water Ltd to undertake archaeological recording in mitigation of the impact of the construction of a 5.5 km long STW pipeline (Figs 1-4), running from Boscastle (SX 0951 9080) to Tintagel (SX 0531 8851). Following an archaeological assessment and the results from a geophysical survey, a programme of archaeological recording was carried out along the route of the pipeline. The programme of archaeological recording included controlled soil strips in those areas where there was thought to be high potential for buried archaeology. This included fourteen stretches of the pipeline and the five compounds. A watching brief was also carried out along the remainder of the pipeline corridor (Figs 1-4). The mitigation work identified a series of archaeological finds and features spanning the last 10,000 years, which included a Mesolithic flint working site at Gavercoombe Farm (Tintagel); approximately 31 prehistoric pits; a probable standing stone within a ditch at Trethevey; a possible standing stone at Bossiney; a Beaker cist or stone-lined pit close to California Quarry (Forrabury cliffs); a cist or stone-lined box at Trevalga; a prehistoric field system of probable Bronze Age date at Bossiney_; a Late prehistoric/early medieval cist grave cemetery at Forrabury; an early medieval cist grave and other structures at Tintagel. In addition ditches, boundaries, and other features dating from the medieval, and post-medieval periods were also recorded. The excavation of a prehistoric roundhouse at Trevalga is covered by a separate report. A possible Bronze Age cairn north of Gavercoombe Farm (Tintagel) was also discovered, although this lay outside of the pipeline corridor and was not further investigated. The archive report is the first stage in a programme of post excavation analyses which will lead to publication.",,07/05/2009,31/03/2010 20171,1451,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #21",Dug into by Richard Colt-Hoare ,,01/01/1800,12/12/1824 30010,1452,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Twtill, Llaniestyn, excavation",A mound at Llaniestyn was excavated and recorded in the 19th century. Neither the site or the finds can now be located.,,01/01/1850,12/12/1865 30055,1453,,,Casual Observation,"Lligwy Cromlech, surface survey",Casual observations by antiquarians in the 18th century,,01/01/1781,12/12/1781 40150,1454,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Goodmanham #G117",Excavated by Greenwell ,,01/01/1870,12/12/1870 73001,1455,EKE11477,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Lord of the Manor I Excavation,Excavation of a triple ditched barrow by the Thanet Archaeological Unit,,01/01/1976,31/12/1976 73002,1456,EKE4219,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation at Lord of the Manor,A large area was apparently excavated in 1976/7.,,01/01/1977,31/12/1977 73005,1457,,,Partial Investigation,"Excavation at Lord of the Manor (1981/2), Partial Investigation, Ozengell, Lord of the Manor #5",During the early 1980Õs part of the enclosure at LOM 5 was excavated. Possibly also LOM 6 (CgMs 2013),,01/01/1981,31/12/1982 73003,1458,EKE4219,Excavation,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation at Lord of the Manor (1976/7),A large area was apparently excavated in 1976/7.,,01/01/1977,31/12/1977 73004,1459,,,Partial Investigation,"Excavation at Lord of the Manor (1981/2), Partial Investigation, Ozengell, Lord of the Manor #6",During the early 1980Õs part of the enclosure at LOM 5 was excavated. Possibly also LOM 6 (CgMs 2013),,01/01/1981,31/12/1982 20051,1460,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), White Horse Hill",Excavated by Warne circa 1866,,01/01/1866,31/12/1866 73009,1461,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Garton Slack (Areas 1-33) #3",Found by mechanical digger in 1973 and excavated by Brewster ,,01/01/1973,31/12/1973 73010,1462,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Garton Slack (Areas 1-33)",Brewster ,,01/01/1973,31/12/1973 73011,1463,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Garton Slack (Areas 1-33) #7",Excavated by Brewster in 1973,,01/01/1973,31/12/1973 73013,1464,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Wetwang and Garton Slack excavations, Wetwang Slack (Areas 1 to 12)",Rescue excavations by Brewster (Garton Slack) and Dent (Wetwang Slack) between 1964 and 1980,,01/01/1964,12/12/1980 73014,1465,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Wetwang and Garton Slack excavations, Wetwang Slack (Areas 1 to 12) #4",Rescue excavations by Brewster (Garton Slack) and Dent (Wetwang Slack) between 1964 and 1980,,01/01/1973,12/12/1973 50027,1466,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Bradbourne","Finds recovered by Mr. J. Good, E. Malling Research Station",,01/01/1954,31/12/1954 73016,1467,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Tregunnel Hill,"Open area excavation in advance of a housing development at Tregunnel Hill, Newquay",,01/01/2011,31/12/2012 73015,1468,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Wetwang and Garton Slack excavations, Wetwang Slack (Areas 1 to 12) #6",Rescue excavations by Brewster (Garton Slack) and Dent (Wetwang Slack) between 1964 and 1980,,01/01/1973,31/12/1973 50045,1469,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Whiteheath",Two barrows excavated by the Rev. Beale Poste at Whiteheath in 1842,,01/01/1842,31/12/1842 50170,1470,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation on land at Tothill Street, Minster",Full excavation of this site in 2005 following the initial investigation.,,01/01/2005,31/12/2005 73017,1471,EKE13407,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations along the route of the East Kent Access route (A256) 2009-2011,"Series of excavations along the East Kent Access route comprising fieldwalking, test-pitting and metal detecting followed by evaluation trenching and large-scale excavation in 29 zones. This event record concerns only the excavation.",,01/11/2009,31/05/2011 73018,1472,EDO1262,,Partial Investigation,Witchampton and Crichel Working Men's Club,A watching brief was undertaken in advance of development at the Witchampton and Crichel Working Men's Club,,01/01/1988,31/12/1988 73022,1473,EWX1505,,Partial Investigation,Warmwell Quarry,Archaeological monitoring in advance of gravel construction,,01/01/1993,31/12/1993 73024,1474,EKE14749,,Partial Investigation,Excavations at Thanet Earth 2007-2008: Assessment Report Volume 1 and 2,"Evaluation of land at Thanet Earth over an area of 90 hectares. Half was topsoil stripped, mapped and sample excavated prior to construction. About 1500 feature groups were eventually identified and included nine barrows, 63 structures,75 sunken_featured structures, about 70 enclosures and 33 trackways and a considerable number of burials. Apart from a large flint assemblage which includes some earlier material, finds and features of Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman, Anglo_Saxon, Medieval and post_Medieval/modern date were excavated and recorded.",,01/01/2007,31/12/2008 73024,1475,EKE14773,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavations at Thanet Earth 2007_2008: Stratigraphic Report Volume 1 (DRAFT),Stratigraphic report of the excavations which took place at Thanet Earth,,01/02/2011,28/02/2011 73025,1476,EKE8420,,Partial Investigation,"Evaluation at Ramsgate Harbour Approach Road, Ramsgate","Evaluation of the route of the proposed Ramsgate Harbour Approach Road revealed a crouched inhumation burial. No cultural material was found in association, but the nature of the burial suggsts that it is of late neolithic/early bronze age in date.",,21/04/1997,02/05/1997 73025,1477,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Ramsgate Harbour Approach Road, Ramsgate",Large scale excavation was undertaken in advance of the construction of the Ramsgate Harbour Approach Road revealing further Neolithic and Bronze Age evidence,,01/12/1997,31/01/1998 73019,1478,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Hambledon Hill",In 1974-86 a major programme of excavation directed by Roger Mercer examined most major earthworks on the Hill,,01/01/1974,31/12/1986 20075,1479,,,Full Excavation (1950-),Excavation of three barrows at Puncknowle,Excavation of barrow by Greenfield in 1959.,,01/09/1959,30/11/1959 73026,1480,EDO7,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Launceston Down, Long Crichel",Excavation by the MoW/Charles Green in advance of deep ploughing.,,01/01/1959,31/12/1959 40026,1481,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Charioteer's Barrow","Excavation by E.W. Stillingfleet, B.Clarkson and Dr.Hull of Beverley between 1815-17 in advance of chalk extraction.Finds: some in Yorkshire Museum, YM 906-9.48, 914-6.1 and 2.48 (including those from the 'Queen's Barrow'",,01/01/1815,31/12/1877 40051,1482,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Walkington Wold",Excavated between 1967-9,,01/01/1967,31/12/1969 40185,1483,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Grindale",One of five barrows from a wider inhumation cemetery excavated in 1857.,,01/01/1857,31/12/1857 40185,1484,,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Full Excavation (1950-), Grindale",One of three plough-levelled/disturbed barrows excavated by Manby in 1972,,01/01/1972,31/12/1972 40303,1485,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Station Farm #1",Two skeletons and a beaker burial were uncovered by a machine operator in the quarry and reported to Norman Jackson in 1990.,,01/01/1990,31/01/1990 73027,1486,EDO4228,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Fordington Farm Round Barrow, Dorchester","Wessex Archaeology to carried out an archaeological excavation of Fordington Farm round barrow during the summer of 1988 in advance of redevelopment (1) (2) (3). This followed on from an earlier phase of evaluation undertaken by Wessex Archaeology in 1986 (4). The barrow is one of two barrows previously 'lost' in the 19th century (5). The excavation revealed that there were four major phases to the barrow construction. The initial phase comprised two rectangular graves surrounded by a discontinuous circular ditch and covered by a small mound. One grave contained the disarticulated remains of an adult male and a child, the other those of an adult male, adult female and a foetal or neonatal infant. The bones of the individuals were carefully separated within the graves. The burials had apparently been contained in timber structures, represented by vertical faces to the packing around the edges of the graves and by slumped mound material towards the centres. The mound was enlarged three times, the first enlargement incorporating concentric arcs or circles of stakes. Two burials post-dated the initial ones but could not be attributed to any particular phase of enlargement: the articulated remains of a young adult male accompanied by cattle bones and an barbed and tanged flint arrowhead, and the cremated remains of an adult contained in a Collared Urn and accompanied by a copper alloy knife dagger.A series of small pits were cut into the edge of the barrow. A single isolated grave was cut into the eastern edge of the barrow mound and may be Romano-British in date. The ditch of a trackway of probable Roman date also cut the edge of the barrow.",,01/06/1988,31/08/1988 73029,1487,ED098,,Full Excavation (1950-),Ridgeway barrow excavations,Excavated by M. Best in 1963,,01/01/1963,31/12/1963 73030,1488,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Prescott's Pit",Objects discovered in gravel-quarrying in 1891,,01/01/1891,31/12/1891 73031,1489,EDO369,,Full Excavation (1950-),South of Hardy's Monument,Excavated by MWT and PA for Ministry of works 1955,,01/01/1955,31/12/1955 73032,1490,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Cheselborne #2a",Excavated by Bingham in 1865,,01/01/1865,31/12/1865 73033,1491,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Plush Hill",'Near levelled' by Cunnington in 1879,,01/01/1871,31/12/1872 73042,1492,,,Casual Observation,,Inhumation burial recovered during the construction of Stornoway Airport in 1991,,01/01/1991,31/12/1991 73040,1493,EKE12594,,Full Excavation (1950-),"Excavation at Snodland, Berkeley Homes site",An excavation. No further details.,,01/01/2004,31/12/2004 73039,1494,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Whatcombe Down",Probably excavated by Shipp in 1864,,01/01/1864,31/12/1864 73038,1495,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Osmington Down",Excavated by Warne c. 1866,,01/01/1866,31/12/1866 73037,1496,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Redhill",Found before 1935 at Redhill or Redbreast,,01/01/1935,31/12/1935 73036,1497,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Povington Barrow",Cremation burial found in 1937,,01/01/1937,31/12/1937 73034,1498,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Wynford Wood",Probably opened by Sydenham in 1675,,01/01/1675,31/12/1675 73035,1499,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Holly Brake",excavated 1811 by Mr White,,01/01/1811,31/12/1811 73043,1500,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Ballowall",Excavated by WC Borlase in August 1878,,01/08/1878,31/08/1878 60104,1501,,,Full Excavation (1950-),,Full excavation by Armit,,01/01/1997,31/12/1997 60167,1502,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Further examination by Fraser in 1930,,01/01/1930,31/12/1930 60179,1503,,,Partial Investigation,,2nd cist excavated 2004,,01/01/2004,31/12/2004 50088,1504,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Barham",Excavated in 1767-73 by Faussett ,,01/01/1767,31/12/1773 50120,1505,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Hackemdown Banks","Two round barrows at Kingsgate, known as Hackendown Banks, were opened in 1743 and 1865 respectively",,01/01/1794,31/12/1865 50029,1506,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Parish Field Gravel Pit #2",Two Stone Cists Containing Human Remains found A.D. 1886,,01/01/1886,31/12/1886 50109,1507,,,Casual Observation,"Nethercourt, findspot","A crouched burial, with an extended one above it, was exposed in cutting drainage trenches for the new housing estate at Nethercourt Farm, St Lawrence, Ramsgate in October 1949",,01/01/1949,31/12/1949 50114,1508,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Chilton Farm",Stray find recorded in the Isle of Thanet Gazette 11.2.83,,01/02/1983,28/02/1983 40014,1509,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Low Callis Wold #M24",Excavated by Mortimer,,01/01/1851,31/12/1900 40034,1510,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Etton #G82",Excavated by Greenwell,,01/01/1840,31/12/1870 20085,1511,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Whitcombe #12",Plough revealed about five yards south of centre a crushed Bronze Age urn with burnt bones and ashes,,01/01/1951,31/12/1908 20087,1512,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Came Down #18b",Probably excavated in 1882 by Cunningto,,01/01/1882,31/12/1882 20150,1513,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Handley Down",Excavated by Pitt-Rivers,,01/01/1893,31/12/1896 20153,1514,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Thorney Down Farm #29",Excavated by Pitt-Rivers,,01/01/1893,31/12/1896 20154,1515,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Wyke Down",Excavated by Pitt-Rivers,,01/01/1893,31/12/1896 20155,1516,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Sixpenny Handley #23",Excavated by Pitt-Rivers,,01/01/1893,31/12/1896 20157,1517,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Sixpenny Handley #26",Excavated by Pitt-Rivers,,01/01/1893,31/12/1896 20158,1518,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Scrubbity #1",Excavated by Pitt-Rivers,,01/01/1893,31/12/1896 20160,1519,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Scrubbity #6",Excavated by Pitt-Rivers,,01/01/1893,31/12/1896 20161,1520,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Scrubbity #8",Excavated by Pitt-Rivers,,01/01/1893,31/12/1896 20174,1521,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Oakley Down #22",The mound was dug into by the antiquarian Richard Colt Hoare in the early 20th century,,01/01/1801,31/12/1850 20176,1522,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Oakley Down #17",Finds recovered during ploughing,,01/01/1901,31/12/1950 20221,1523,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Hambury Tout",opened by J Milner about 1790,,01/01/1790,31/12/1790 20228,1524,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, Double Dykes",Finds from cliff face Capt. Cunnington in 1915,,01/01/1915,31/12/1915 20251,1525,,,Casual Observation,"Casual Observation, New Sainsbury's Store","A Bronze Age fragmented pottery urn and a cremation, which was found by a member of the construction staff building a new Sainsbury's store at Christchurch, in the summer of 1989",,01/06/1989,31/08/1989 10132,1526,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bosporthennis #1",Borlase excavated the site in 1872,,01/01/1872,31/12/1872 30007,1527,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),,Excavated in 19th & 20th century,,01/01/1801,31/12/1950 30022,1528,,,Casual Observation,,Finds recovered over the course of the late 19th-mid-20th centuries,,01/01/1882,31/12/1969 30046,1529,,,Casual Observation,,"A barrow full of supposed human bones, was found on the 27th Jan 1853",,01/01/1853,31/01/1853 20525,1530,,,Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950),"Antiquarian Excavation (pre-1950), Bokerley Down",Opened by Colt Hoare,,01/01/1801,31/12/1850 10123,1531,,,Casual Observation,"Trevose Head, quarry finds",Finds recovered during quarrying at an undetermined (probably 19th century) date,,01/01/1850,31/12/1950 40244,1532,,,Partial Investigation,"Cot Nab Farm #M104, rescue excavation",This barrow was re-excavated in 1966 by the ER Arch Research Group in advance of destruction,,01/01/1966,31/12/1966