The excavation of a Neolithic, Bronze Age and Early Historic features near Ratho, Edinburgh

Smith, Andrea; Battley, Nicola; Dixon, D. M.; Finlay, Nyree; Carter, Stephen; Holden, Timothy G.; Mills, Coralie; Norton, A. J.; MacSween, Ann; McSweeney, Kathleen; Rankin, Dorothy

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“…The association between the oval struc-by the excavations at Beckton Farm, Lockerbie (Pollard 1997). In the light of tures and the group of pits aids interpretation.…”

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“…The earliest date from few internal features. Comparable material is available, at least for the later Neolithic period Beckton, Dumfries & Galloway (3650-3100 cal ) and the recovery of early Neolithic in terms of design and construction materials (Pollard 1997), although the concentration pottery from within the floor deposits (Pollard 1997; structure F143, illus 2 & 4) sits well with and potential date of these structures has no close parallel elsewhere in Scotland. The pos-the supposition that the Chapelfield oval structures are early Neolithic in date.…”

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Excavation of a Neolithic occupation site at Chepelfield, Cowie, Stirling

Atkinson¹,

Alldritt²,

Donnelly³

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“…The association between the oval struc-by the excavations at Beckton Farm, Lockerbie (Pollard 1997). In the light of tures and the group of pits aids interpretation.…”

Section: mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Excavation of a Neolithic occupation site at Chepelfield, Cowie, Stirling

Atkinson¹,

Alldritt²,

Donnelly³

et al. 2003

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Cairnpapple Revisited: 1948–1998

Barclay

1999

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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It is 50 years since Stuart Piggott excavated the prehistoric complex at Cairnpapple. At that time there were few excavated parallels in Scotland, and interpretation inevitably relied heavily on sites excavated in southern Britain. Much more locally relevant data are now available and the sequence at Cairnpapple can now be reassessed its regional context.Piggott identified five Periods, commencing with a stone setting, ‘cove’ and cremation cemetery of ‘Late Neolithic date’ around ‘c. 2500 B.C.’. Period II was a henge monument, consisting of a ‘circle’ of standing stones with ceremonial burials in association, and an encircling ditch with external bank – ‘Of Beaker date, probably c. 1700 B.C.’ Period III comprised the primary cairn, containing two cist-burials ‘Of Middle Bronze Age date, probably c. 1500 B.C.’ Period IV involved the doubling of the size of the cairn, with two cremated burials in inverted cinerary urns. ‘Of final Middle Bronze Age or native Late Bronze Age date, probably c. 1000 B.C.’ Period V comprised four graves ‘possibly Early Iron Age within the first couple of centuries A.D.’The present paper, using comparable material from elsewhere in Scotland, argues for a revised phasing: Phase 1, comprises the deposition of earlier Neolithic plain bowl sherds and axehead fragments with a series of hearths. This is comparable to ‘structured deposition’ noted on other sites of this period. Phase 2 involved the construction of the henge – a setting of 24 uprights – probably of timber rather than stone, probably followed by the encircling henge ditch and bank. The ‘cove’ is discussed in the context of comparable features in Scotland. Phase 3 saw the construction of a series of graves, including the monumental ‘North Grave’, which was probably encased in a cairn. Piggott's ‘Period III’ cairn was then built, followed by the ‘Period IV’ cairn. The urn burials seem likely to have been inserted into the surface of this mound, which may have covered a burial (since disturbed) on the top of the Period III mound, or may have been a deliberate monumentalising of it. The four graves identified as Iron Age by Piggott seem more likely to be from the early Christian period.The reassessment of Piggott's report emphasises the value of the writing of a clear, and sufficiently detailed account. While no report can be wholly objective it can be seen that Piggott's striving for objectivity led him to write a paper that is of lasting value.

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Pre‐improvement rural settlement in Scotland: Progress and prospects

Whyte

1998

Scottish Geographical Magazine

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The excavation of a Neolithic, Bronze Age and Early Historic features near Ratho, Edinburgh

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Excavation of a Neolithic occupation site at Chepelfield, Cowie, Stirling

Excavation of a Neolithic occupation site at Chepelfield, Cowie, Stirling

Cairnpapple Revisited: 1948–1998

Pre‐improvement rural settlement in Scotland: Progress and prospects

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