Murray, H. K. and Murray, J. (1993). Excavations at Rattray, Aberdeenshire. A Scottish deserted burgh. Medieval Archaeology 37. Vol 37, pp. 109-218. https://doi.org/10.5284/1071818. Cite this via datacite
| Title: | Excavations at Rattray, Aberdeenshire. A Scottish deserted burgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Issue: | Medieval Archaeology 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series: | Medieval Archaeology | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volume: | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Page Start/End: | 109 - 218 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Abstract: | Documentary sources identify the deserted settlement of Rattray, Aberdeenshire, as a royal burgh from the mid sixteenth century and as a probable burgh of barony from the thirteenth century. Excavation has revealed a more complex settlement history with a late twelfth- or early thirteenth-century defensive motte having been replaced by a more manorial establishment which encouraged the development of an adjacent settlement between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. Domestic and industrial areas were excavated including metal-working and potting tenements. The form of the settlement and its inter-relationships with its natural and cultivated hinterland are examined. An historical background is given by J A Cripps (111-13) who also examines the documentary evidence for the burgh topography (116-17). I Fisher discusses St Mary's Chapel (117-19). H K Murray describes the various buildings, structures and zones (128-47). J C Murray provides a catalogue of ceramic finds (148-169) for which N H Trewin describes the thin-section analysis of some of the fabrics (149). R M Spearman & I Cullen examine the industrial debris (171-2). The coins were studied by S Thain (174-5,) and the iron objects by I H Goodall (175-88) with the timber, horse-shoe nails (H K Murray; 179 & 185,) and spurs (B M A Ellis; 185-8) described by others. Alison R Goodall describes the copper alloy and lead objects (188-94). F McCormick identifies the species and bones used for a range of other objects (197) and N H Trewin identifies the geological nature of the stone objects (197-9). J Stones looks at the window glass (199) and C Pamela Graves at a glass vessel fragment (199-201). The bone assemblage and animal husbandry are commented upon by S Hamilton-Dyer, F McCormick, H K Murray & J C Murray (203-5) all of whom also examine hunting and fishing (205-6). Appendices cover the imported pottery (J C Murray; 209 - 211,) the industrial debris (R M Spearman & I Cullen; 211-12) and the animal bone (212-14). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year of Publication: | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Created Date: | 20 Jan 2002 |
