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Land Adjacent to Orchardfield, East Linton, East Lothian. Archaeological Excavation Report No. 3872 |
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CFA Archaeology Ltd unpublished report series
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Report (in Series)
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Abstract: |
Following the results of an earlier archaeological evaluation an archaeological excavation was carried out at Land Adjacent to Orchardfield, East Linton in advance of a residential housing development. The excavation confirmed the presence of a pit alignment. The pit alignment consisted of at least forty-nine individual pits and had an overall length of 134m. It ran for 73m in a north to south before turning through 90o and running a further 61m in an east to west direction. The chosen alignment appeared to have been purposefully selected to avoid an area of shallow bedrock along its southern side and a very slight change in alignment between Pit 084 and Pit 088 similarly avoided an outcrop of bedrock. Presumably this was to avoid the problems that would have been manifold in trying to excavate pits in the rock. A further five pits slightly offset from the main alignment may also have been associated with this feature. All of the pits appeared to have been deliberately backfilled. Away from the pit alignment, three isolated pits were identified One of these contained modern artefacts, but there were no finds from the other two. A stone spread identified during the evaluation phase of works was further investigated and found to be a naturally occurring concentration. |
Author: |
Magnus Kirby
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Publisher: |
CFA Archaeology Ltd
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Other Person/Org: |
Historic Environment Scotland (OASIS Reviewer)
East Lothian Council Archaeology Service (OASIS Reviewer)
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Year of Publication: |
2019
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Locations: |
Site: |
Land Adjacent to Orchardfield, East Linton |
County: |
East Lothian |
Parish: |
PRESTONKIRK |
Country: |
Scotland |
Grid Reference: 358597, 677089 (Easting, Northing)
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Subjects / Periods: |
BRONZE AGE
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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SHERD
(Object England)
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POST MEDIEVAL
(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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SHALE BANGLE
(Find)
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PREHISTORIC
(ScAPA : Scottish Archaeological Periods & Ages)
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PIT
(Monument Type Scotland)
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OASIS Id: |
cfaarcha1-382578 |
OBIB: |
CFA Report No. 3872 |
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Created Date: |
29 Oct 2021 |