Aberdeen City HER - NJ90SE0008 - BAY OF NIGG

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Primary ReferenceNJ90SE0008
NameBAY OF NIGG
NRHE Card No.NJ90SE8
NRHE Numlink 20244
HES SM No.
HES LB No.
Site Form Documentary Record Only
Site Condition Destroyed
Details Site of a Mesolithic shell midden found on raised 25ft beach at Bay of Nigg. On excavation it was found to contain periwinkle, limpet and mussel shells as well as fish and mammal bones. Its exact location is not recorded.
Last Update27/04/2018
Updated Bycpalmer
CompilerACU
Date of Compilation13/09/2017

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National Grid Reference: NJ 9655 0457


Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1Monument Type 2Monument Type 3OrderProbability
MIDDENS SHELLA100
SHELLSLIMPET B100
SHELLS MUSSELC100
BONES FISHD100
BONES ANIMALE100