The investigation of two cropmark sites near Inverness

Carter, S.; Russell-White, Christopher J

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“…Although no previous archaeological work had been conducted on the current site, the landscape on the southern and eastern periphery of Inverness (illus 1) has undergone significant recent development, with roads, domestic housing, industrial development and associated service infrastructure all attracting archaeological work. This has led to the discovery of varied archaeological remains (Carter & Russell-White 1993;Wordsworth 1999;Cressey & Sheridan 2003;Strachan & Cressey 2003; Suddaby forthcoming a; forthcoming b).…”

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A pit containing an undecorated Beaker and associated artefacts from Beechwood Park, Raigmore, Inverness

Suddaby¹,

Sheridan²,

Ballin³

et al. 2007

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In 2004 an archaeological evaluation prior to development at Beechwood Park, adjacent to Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, revealed a pit which was found to contain both an undecorated beaker and a plano-convex flint knife at the base, with later slag from iron smithing dispersed in the fill. These associations are discussed and placed in their local and national context. Separately authored contributions include

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A pit containing an undecorated Beaker and associated artefacts from Beechwood Park, Raigmore, Inverness

Suddaby¹,

Sheridan²,

Ballin³

et al. 2007

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From Big Houses to Cult Houses: Early Neolithic Timber Halls in Scotland

Brophy¹

2007

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This paper addresses a small group of Neolithic monuments recorded as cropmarks in eastern lowland Scotland that have been termed timber halls, the best known example being the large rectangular building, Balbridie. Three such sites have now been excavated, and all have been shown to date to the early centuries of the Neolithic and to have been largely similar structures; further possible examples in the cropmark record will be assessed, through looking at the use of the term ‘timber hall’ in Scottish archaeology over the past 40 years. The paper will also address a number of sites, mostly known as cropmarks, which have similar dimensions and architectural traits to these timber halls. Excavations, however, have shown them to have a very different form (for instance, probably unroofed), and to date to the latter half of the 4th millennium cal BC, several centuries later than the first timber halls. Drawing on excavation results, cropmarks, and evidence from outwith Scotland, this paper will discuss the changing form and function of the Neolithic ‘timber hall’ tradition in Scotland, arguing that roofed ‘big houses’ were later replaced by ceremonial and mortuary ‘cult houses’, drawing on social memory and tradition.

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later prehistoric settlement at Balloan Park, Inverness

Wordsworth¹

2000

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The position of a circular enclosure identified by aerial photography was located on the ground. Trial trenching revealed that an extensive settlement, dating probably from the LBA to the MIA, lay to the north and east of the palisaded enclosure. Roads along the line of the Inverness southern distributor road, revealed traces of the same settlement and are also discussed in this report. There are two radiocarbon dates from features in Trench III.

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The investigation of two cropmark sites near Inverness

Cited by 3 publications

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A pit containing an undecorated Beaker and associated artefacts from Beechwood Park, Raigmore, Inverness

A pit containing an undecorated Beaker and associated artefacts from Beechwood Park, Raigmore, Inverness

From Big Houses to Cult Houses: Early Neolithic Timber Halls in Scotland

later prehistoric settlement at Balloan Park, Inverness

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