Aberdeenshire HER - NJ50NW0096 - HILLHEAD, BLACKHILLS

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Primary ReferenceNJ50NW0096
NameHILLHEAD, BLACKHILLS
NRHE Card No. 
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HES SM No. NULL
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Site Form Standing Structure
Site Condition Incomplete
Details Evaluation excavation was carried out in June 2014 on a circular feature recorded during earlier field survey by NESARS by 2013 (NJ50NW0080). The excavation revealed the full extent of a revetted platform with an internal structural feature (possibly a hut circle) of 12 m diameter. Samples gave radiocarbon dates of circa 1025-810 BC. Finds included large sherds of handmade prehistoric pottery, comparable to later Bronze Age domestic ware from other sites in the region and quantities of alder charcoal, the highest concentrations from the central area. One base fragment from a pottery vessel has impressions of a basket or mat.
Last Update20/06/2023
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerCP
Date of Compilation09/08/2019

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National Grid Reference: NJ 5099 0706


Event Details

Event DateEvent TypeOASIS ID
2013 Fieldwalking
2014 Excavation

Excavations and Surveys

Date MDate YTypeDurationDirector / OrganisationAuspicesFundExtent
52013 Survey  NESARS   
62014 Excavation  NESARS; CHC   

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples Charcoal samples from circular feature taken for radiocarbon dating.
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
ROUND-HOUSES  A100
POTTERY  B100
PLATFORMS REMAINS OFC100
HUT-CIRCLES REMAINS OFD100