Cameron, K., Mitchell, S., Johnson, M., Alexander, D., Finlayson, B., McCulloch, R., Ballin, T. Bjarke., Anderson, S., Cressey, M., Ellis, C. and Dunwell, A. J. (2010). 4 Castlesteads and Langside pit alignments. In: n.e. Excavations on the Route of the Dalkeith Northern Bypass, 1994-95 and 2006. Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. pp. 8-28.

Title The title of the publication or report Title:	4 Castlesteads and Langside pit alignments
Issue The name of the volume or issue Issue:	Excavations on the Route of the Dalkeith Northern Bypass, 1994-95 and 2006
Series The series the publication or report is included in Series:	Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports
Volume Volume number and part Volume:	44
Number of Pages The number of pages in the publication or report Number of Pages:	118
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. Page Start/End:	8 - 28
Downloads Any files associated with the publication or report that can be downloaded from the ADS Downloads:	sair44.pdf (10 MB) : Download
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Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book Publication Type:	MonographSeriesChapter
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report Abstract:	The alignment at Castlesteads comprised nine large pits which are technically undated. A nearby cluster of seven pits or postholes produced radiocarbon dates in the Neolithic period. Two isolated pits, a stony spread and rig and furrow were also identified. Prehistoric pottery was recovered from three pits forming the cluster. A single Roman or medieval sherd was redeposited in the upper fill of one of the pits in the alignment. Chipped stone included a microlithic and a flint scraper. The much degraded pollen profile was suggestive of open pasture and an absence of arboreal vegetation. The Langside alignment comprised eight pits and it is suggested that construction began in the early Iron Age. There are specialist reports on lithics, a coarse stone grinder, miscellaneous redeposited finds, charcoal and soil micromorphology. The two sites are compared and the possible purpose of pit alignments is considered.
Author The authors of this publication or report Author:	Kirsty Cameron Stuart Mitchell Melanie Johnson Derek Alexander Bill Finlayson Robert McCulloch Torben Bjarke Ballin Sue Anderson Mike Cressey Clare Ellis Andrew J Dunwell
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published Year of Publication:	2010
ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN:	0 903903 55 4
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. Subjects / Periods:	PIT (Monument Type England) Flint Scraper (Auto Detected Subject) Early Iron Age (Auto Detected Temporal) Rig (Auto Detected Subject) SHERD (Object England) Neolithic (Auto Detected Temporal) Furrow (Auto Detected Subject) Microlithic (Auto Detected Subject) PIT (Monument Type England) Pollen (Auto Detected Subject) Postholes (Auto Detected Subject) Radiocarbon Dates (Auto Detected Subject) Prehistoric (Auto Detected Temporal) ROMAN (Historic England Periods) Sherd (Auto Detected Subject) Charcoal (Auto Detected Subject) MEDIEVAL (Historic England Periods)
Source Where the record has come from or which dataset it was orginally included in. Source:	BIAB (DigitalBorn)
Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered Created Date:	05 Jan 2015