MHG9046 - Cist & burial - Fodderty Farm, Fodderty
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (1)
- SHORT CIST (Early Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 1501 BC) + Sci.Date
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH55NW 31 511 596.
In March 1980 a short cist was discovered during ploughing. The cist measured 1.1m W-E by 0.6m by 0.7m N-S internally. Inside was a crouched inhumation, with the head (face upwards) at the NW corner. Six flint flakes had been placed in the SE corner, but the original position of the Northern type beaker is not known as it was removed by the finder of the cist. The skeleton and other finds, along with the excavation archive, are in Inverness Museum, INVMG 980.11. (See also NH55NW 12)
R Gourlay 1984 <1>; R B Gourlay and G Harden 1985. <2>
This site was recorded during ARCH's 2010-2012 Heritage Along the Kyle Line research project. An additional reference was given and a picture of the beaker on display in 2011 at the Inverness Museum and Art Gallery was also supplied. <3> <4>
A radiocarbon date for the human skeletal material from the cist was obtained and published in 2006 and part of the Beaker People Project: Scottish Samples. This indicated an Early Bronze Age date of 2210-2015 BC, calibrated to 1 sigma. <5>
There are various document of correspondance in the Inverness Museum archive files regarding the cist and its contents. The beaker is listed under Acc. No. 1980.011.001, the six flint flakes under 1980.011.002-007 and the skeletal remains under 1980.011.008. <6> <7>
A radiocarbon date for Fodderty was published as part of the British Museum Beaker Dating Programme in 1991. This produced a date of 2295-2135 BC, calibrated at 1 sigma. A copy of the appendix and illustration of the beaker from this publication was sent to Inverness Museum and is kept within their archive files. <8> <6>
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SHG3186 Text/Publication/Article: Gourlay, R. 1984. The ancient past. SHG1943. 99-125. 107.
- <2> SHG799 Text/Publication/Article: Gourlay and Harden, R B and G. 1985. 'Fodderty Farm (Fodderty p) Short cist', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1985, p.23. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 23. 23.
- <3> SHG21 Text/Publication/Article: Hanley, R and Sheridan, A. 1994. 'A beaker cist from Balblair, near Beauly, Inverness District', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, Vol 124, pp 129-39. p 137.
- <4> SHG25822 Dataset/Database File: Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). 2010-2012. Heritage Along the Kyle Line. Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH). Yes. MDB. Site 8.
- <5> SHG27893 Text/Publication/Article: Sheridan. A, et al. 2006. Radiocarbon Dating Results from the Beaker People Project: Scottish Samples. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 2006. 198- 201. Paper (Copy). 199.
- <6> SHG28371 Collection: Inverness Museum. 2019. Inverness Museum and Art Gallery Archive Files. 1980.011.
- <7> SHG25836 Collection/Catalogue: Inverness Museum & Art Gallery. Inverness Museum & Art Gallery Accession registers. 1980.011.
- <8> SHG28442 Text/Publication/Article: Kinnes, I. A., Gibson, A. M., Ambers, J., Bowman, S., Leese, M. N. and Boast, R.. 1991. Radiocarbon dating and the British beakers: the British Museum programme. Scottish Archaeological Review Volume 8. 35-68.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 5109 5960 (4m by 4m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH55NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | FODDERTY |
Finds (3)
- BEAKER (Early Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 1501 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Early Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 1501 BC)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Early Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 1501 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (1)
External Links (3)
- www.archhighland.org.yuk/news.asp?newsid=62 (Link to ARCH news item)
- http://www.archhighland.org.uk/heritage-along-the-kyle-line.asp (Link to ARCH project page)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/12805 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)
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