Tayside Fife Archaeol J 1

Provides an account of early and recent discoveries of prehistoric rock carvings in Angus. These constitute the largest and densest concentration of rock art in lowland Scotland and form a distinct part of the pattern of late Neolithic settlement in Angus. The rock art around Rescobie Loch, east of Forfar, may be comparable with the concentration at Kilmartin, Argyll. The known Angus carvings are listed in a gazetteer (22).

Excavation sought to determine the date of the earliest structures at the junction of Marketgate and Ladybridge in Arbroath, Angus. Marketgate was surfaced sometime in the fourteenth century; it was probably a second commercial focus for the town based on marine trade and fishing. Absence of finds from between c~1450 and 1800 suggests the original buildings remained for around 400 years. There are notes on `The finds' (33) by Adrian Cox and `The pottery' (34) by Derek W Hall.

Excavations confirmed the site of the leper hospital of St Nicholas at St Andrews, Fife, the first medieval leper hospital excavated in Scotland. As only one building was fully excavated, the internal layout is not clear. The general impression is of a large enclosed area containing a small number of buildings, which may reflect cultivated land within the hospital precincts with the hospital producing its own food. There are contributions on `The medieval pottery' (60--3) by Derek W Hall, `The finds' (63--67) by Adrian Cox, `The animal bone' (67--73) by Catherine Smith and `The human remains' (73--4) by J F Cross.