Title: |
Old Craighall Junction, Musselburgh: Archaeological Evaluation |
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Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd unpublished report series
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Trial trenches were excavated in fields between the A1 and Musselburgh golf course where cropmark features, including two pit alignments and a circular feature thought to be related to prehistoric settlement, had been previously recorded. The existence and survival of both pit alignments was confirmed. The circular feature was identified as a pit 8 m in diameter backfilled with coal and/or cinder, and is probably related to documented 18th-19th century coal mining in the vicinity. Previously unrecorded features, comprising groups of small pits, were identified in two locations along the crest of the ridge that forms the southern edge of the east field. These features probably represent the fringes of an area of prehistoric settlement activity, related to cropmark features within the area to the south of the site now occupied by the road junction. P Masser 2009 |
Author: |
Paul Masser
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Publisher: |
Headland Archaeology
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
East Lothian Council Archaeology Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2009
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Locations: |
Site: |
Old Craighall Junction, Musselburgh |
Parish: |
INVERESK |
County: |
East Lothian |
Country: |
Scotland |
Grid Reference: 333950, 670810 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
PREHISTORIC
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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Lithics
(Find)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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Coal Shaft
(Monus)
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PREHISTORIC
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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PIT ALIGNMENT
(Monument Type Scotland)
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PREHISTORIC
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
headland1-66841 |
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Note: |
Evaluation report
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Created Date: |
28 Nov 2016 |