Title: |
Portstown, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire |
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Murray Archaeological Services Ltd (MAS) unpublished report series
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DOI |
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Publication Type: |
Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
An evaluation was undertaken prior to a housing development. Rig and furrow, probably of 18th-century date, was found at the top of the hill, near the modern farm. However a medieval or post-medieval handle sherd found nearby in plough soil suggests the possibility that the rig and furrow was a continuation of earlier cultivation. A pit which yielded two flints and a sherd of pottery appeared to be of late Neolithic or Bronze Age date and may relate to known prehistoric cairns and settlement beyond the present site, on higher ground to the east. Four small hearths on lower ground near the burn may reflect transitory prehistoric activity. Radiocarbon samples have been submitted. |
Author: |
Hillary K Murray
J Murray
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Publisher: |
Murray Archaeological Services Ltd (MAS)
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic Environment Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
Aberdeenshire, Angus, Moray and Aberdeen City (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2015
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Locations: |
Site: |
Portstown, Inverurie |
County: |
Aberdeenshire |
Parish: |
KEITHHALL AND KINKELL |
Country: |
Scotland |
Grid Reference: 377300, 823400 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
PREHISTORIC
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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FLINT
(Find)
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PREHISTORIC
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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PREHISTORIC
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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PIT
(Monument Type Scotland)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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RIG AND FURROW
(Monument Type Scotland)
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Identifiers: |
OASIS Id: |
mas1-236392 |
OBIB: |
MAS 2015-35 |
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PDF/A
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Created Date: |
01 Feb 2018 |