MHG8655 - Cist with finds - 100m WNW of Dridaig Cottage, Edderton
Summary
No summary available.
Type and Period (2)
- CIST (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- BURIAL (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
NH78SW 16 7142 8452.
On a low gravel knoll at present under cultivation, a short cist was discovered by Mr David MacKay whilst ploughing in June 1977. It was examined by Mr John Smith and colleagues of the Dept of Geography, Aberdeen University, and found to contain bones, charcoal, and "organic material" (info contained in letter from J Smith to D MacKay). The cist and contents were removed by the excavators to Aberdeen for analysis, and only the displaced capstone remains at the site. According to Mr MacKay (D MacKay, Dridgog Croft, by Edderton Farm) the cist was formed of four slabs on edge, and measured approximately 1.2m by 0.9m and 0.6m deep. No covering cairn is apparent.
Site surveyed at 1:10,000. Visited by OS (N K B) 15 July 1977.
This cist was situated 100m WNW of Dridgag Cottage. It contained an inhumation, a flint flake and a fragment of copper, and there was organic material on the floor. Cremated bone was found behind the cist-slabs. <1> <2> <3>
The site was written up by I Ralston and published with four other, similar, cist burials in 1996. <4>
The copper was catalogued as part of the North Kessock & District Local History Society and Archaeology for Communities in the Highlands (ARCH) collaborative 'Feats of Clay' Project, which was focused on Bronze Age metalworking around the Moray Firth. The tiny fragment of copper alloy was interpreted as the possible remains of an awl. It was taken to Aberdeen University in 1977 but the current wherabouts was unknown and it is presumed to be lost. It was assigned an Early Bronze Age date. <5>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SHG713 Text/Publication/Article: Ralston and Smith, I and J S. 1977. 'Edderton, Dridgay Cottage - short cist', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1977, p.33. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 33. 33.
- <2> SHG2670 Text/Report: RCAHMS. 1979. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. The archaeological sites and monuments of Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty District, Highland Region. . 15, No. 101.
- <3> SHG3156 Text/Publication/Article: Bruce, M F. 1986. Short cist human skeletal material housed in the Anthropological Museum and the Department of Anatomy, University of Aberdeen. SHG23463. 36-8. 38.
- <4> SHG29610 Text/Publication/Article: Ralston, I. et al. 1996. Four short cists from north-east Scotland and Easter Ross. PSAS Vol. 126. 121-155. Digital.
- <5> SHG28012 Text/Publication/Monograph: Clark, G., Cowie, T. & Kruse, S. 2017. Feats of Clay. Cat. No. 53.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7141 8451 (6m by 6m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH78SW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | TAIN |
Finds (4)
- AWL? (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- HUMAN REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- PLANT MACRO REMAINS (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
- LITHIC IMPLEMENT (Bronze Age - 2400 BC to 551 BC)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Investigations/Events (0)
External Links (2)
- http://journals.socantscot.org/index.php/psas/article/view/9932 (View published article on the SocAnts website)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/14735 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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