Aberdeenshire HER - NK02NW0004 - SANDS OF FORVIE

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Primary ReferenceNK02NW0004
NameSANDS OF FORVIE
NRHE Card No.NK02NW4
NRHE Numlink 20857
HES SM No. NULL
HES LB No. NULL
Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details The remains of an area of settlement and flint-working lie about half a mile South of another known settlement (NK02NW0002), on both sides of the Ythan Estuary. Shell mounds and occupation areas, associated with great numbers of flint flakes, chips and microliths have been recorded. Two of these mounds were investigated by Dalrymple in the mid 19th century. One, close to high water mark, measured circa 150 ft by 30 ft and up to 16 ft high, which excavation showed to comprise alternate layers of sand and burnt shell. The other, lower down the river, also stood on an old beach and was an irregular horse-show shape. A section recorded layers of sand and burnt shell and a hearth. Finds include burnt stones, animal bones and charcoal but no flints.
Last Update28/03/2024
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Event Details


Excavations and Surveys


Artefact and Ecofact

Date MDate YArtefact TypeFinderRecovery MethodConditionStorage LocationAccess No.
   HOLLOW-BASED ARROWHEAD GSGS Stray Find University Museum of Archaeology, Cambridge  
   MICRO-BURINS GSGS Stray Find University Museum of Archaeology, Cambridge  
   CONVEX SCRAPER GSGS Stray Find University Museum of Archaeology, Cambridge  
   FLAKE SCRAPERS GSGS Stray Find University Museum of Archaeology, Cambridge  
   LEAF-SHAPED ARROWHEAD GSGS Stray Find University Museum of Archaeology, Cambridge  
   NOTCHED BLADES GSGS Stray Find University Museum of Archaeology, Cambridge  
   AWLS GSGS Stray Find University Museum of Archaeology, Cambridge  
   FLINT SAW GSGS Stray Find University Museum of Archaeology, Cambridge  
   BURINS GSGS Stray Find University Museum of Archaeology, Cambridge  
   HAMMER-STONES GSGS Stray Find University Museum of Archaeology, Cambridge  
   ANVILS GSGS Stray Find University Museum of Archaeology, Cambridge  
   FLINT CORES GSGS Stray Find University Museum of Archaeology, Cambridge  

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
MOUNDS SHELLA100
FLINT-WORKINGS  B100
FLAKESFLINT C100
BONES ANIMALD100
STONES HEAT-CRACKEDE100
POINTSFLINTBIFACIALF100
ARROWHEADSFLINTHOLLOW-BASEDG100
BLADESFLINTNOTCHEDH100
MICRO-BURINSFLINT I100
SCRAPERSFLINTCONVEXJ100
SCRAPERSFLINT K100
HAMMER-STONES  L100
ANVILSSTONE M100