SHG28481 - The excavation of a succession of prehistoric round-houses at Cnoc Stanger, Reay, Caithness, Highland, 1981-2
| Type | Text/Publication/Article |
|---|---|
| Title | The excavation of a succession of prehistoric round-houses at Cnoc Stanger, Reay, Caithness, Highland, 1981-2 |
| Author/Originator | Mercer, R. |
| Date/Year | 1997 |
Abstract/Summary
Rescue excavation of deposits eroding from a sandy cliff face near Reay, Caithness, recorded a succession of remnant prehistoric round-houses. These remains lay within deeply stratified wind-blown sands and tilled soils, rich in midden materials, with associated ard-marks. Radiocarbon dates suggest that the structures relate to occupation in the early first millennium BC. Fragments of possibly Beaker pottery suggest that the cultivation activity was of some chronological depth. The excavation was funded by Historic Scotland.
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- https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.126.157.189 (Link to online publication)
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