Cameron, A. and Peters, C. (2013). Dubford, Aberdeen, AB23 8RL Archaeological Evaluation and Standing Building Survey. Aberdeen: Cameron Archaeology. https://doi.org/10.5284/1021657. Cite this using datacite

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Title:		 Dubford, Aberdeen, AB23 8RL Archaeological Evaluation and Standing Building Survey
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Series:		 Cameron Archaeology unpublished report series
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Abstract:		 The archaeological evaluation was undertaken during January and February 2013.A total of 82 trenches were excavated across the site, representing a 10% sample of the total site. A summary of the findings of each trench is provided as Appendix 3. The location of each trench is shown in Illus 24. The majority of the findings from the trenches are evidence of known land-use of the area for agricultural purposes and quarrying. These included a number of stone field drains as well as numerous examples of plough marks where the plough went slightly deeper, causing ruts in the natural subsoil. Other trenches have shown mixed infill and redeposited natural deposits, as well as marks from machinery, indicating backfilling and heavy machinery use in parts of the site. It would seem, from the trial trenching, that areas outwith known quarrying procedures were affected, and that quarrying may have extended further, or related procedures may have affected the wider area. A total of six features of potential archaeological interest were encountered during these groundworks. Upon further investigation, it was found that one was a palaeochannel, of natural origin, observed in Trenches 1-3 (Feature 1) and another was a group of seven ard marks located in Trench 5 (Feature 2). Three pits containing pottery of late 19th or early 20th century date were encountered in Trench 48 and these may have related to the nearby farmstead. Two possible post holes, in adjacent trenches 44 (Feature 4) and 43 (Feature 3), turned out to be unrelated, with the first of probable modern origin. A 20m by 20m area was opened up around Feature 3, to assess if any related features survived in the vicinity, but except for plough marks, no archaeological features were encountered. An attempt to locate the route of the lade proved unsatisfactory, as the ground was so soft, the trench backfilled itself and quickly became unsafe.
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Author:		 Alison Cameron ORCID icon
C Peters
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Publisher:		 Cameron Archaeology
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Other Person/Org:		 Historic Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
Aberdeen City Council Archaeological Unit (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication:		 2013
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Site: Dubford, Aberdeen, AB23 8RL
Parish: OLD MACHAR
County: Aberdeenshire
Country: Scotland
Grid Reference: 394187, 812530 (Easting, Northing)
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PERIOD UNKNOWN (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) NONE (Find)
POST MEDIEVAL (ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages) FARMSTEAD (Monument Type Scotland)
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Early 20th Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Modern (Auto Detected Temporal)
Late 19th (Auto Detected Temporal)
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OASIS Id: camerona1-148538
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Created Date:		 25 Nov 2016