Aberdeenshire HER - NJ71NW0023 - MILL FARM QUARRY

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Main Details

Primary ReferenceNJ71NW0023
NameMILL FARM QUARRY
NRHE Card No.NJ71NW30
NRHE Numlink 18678
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Remains of a storage pit observed in a quarry face. It had clay-bonded stone walls forming a compartment 1.2m high. The roof appeared to have been corbelled and had collapsed into the interior. The walls were extensively burnt. A thin organic layer at base contained animal droppings.
Last Update02/04/2019
Updated Bycpalmer
Compiler 
Date of Compilation02/07/1979

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National Grid Reference: NJ 7370 1770


Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
 1979 Excavation  JC & HK MURRAYGRCGRC 

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples Sample taken from base of pit 28/06/79 by JC Murray.
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
PITSSTORAGEREMAINS OFA100
WALLS CLAY-MORTAREDB100