Aberdeenshire HER - NJ71NE0182 - KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Main Details

Primary Reference	NJ71NE0182
Name	KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL
NMRS Card No.	NJ71NE172
NMRS Numlink	188571
Site Form	Documentary Record Only
Site Condition	Destroyed
Details	Evaluation and excavation carried out in 2003 - 2004 by AOC in advance of construction of a new Primary School. Overall, a 10 percent evaluation was conducted in 2003 over three different parcels of land totalling 3.1 hectares. The whole of the development lies within the southwest corner of the Deer's Den Roman temporary camp (NJ71NE0055). The evaluation identified around 30 Roman ovens, a section of the temporary camp ditch including an entrance, and a variety of prehistoric features. The excavation was carried out between November 2003 and January 2004, and was zoned into 13 different areas across the site on the basis of the evaluation results. The prehistoric remains uncovered at the site included an extremely well-preserved ring-ditch roundhouse from which a number of pottery vessels, flint artefacts and coarse stone tools were recovered. Traces of a stake-hole outer wall of this roundhouse were also recorded. A further four post-ring roundhouses and numerous pits were found across the site. A large circle of nine substantial posts has been provisionally identified as a timber circle, though as yet the feature remains undated. The Roman remains included a section of the eastern side of the temporary camp, with entrance complete with titulus. Over 40 Roman ovens were discovered, of which some yielded metal artefacts. Twelve pits, identified as Roman rubbish pits, were uncovered, along with a further seven sub-square pits with burning which are also thought to be of Roman date. Material recovered for Radiocarbon dating provided dates for 20 different structures.
Last Update	03/03/2025

National Grid Reference: NJ 7904 1600

Easting: 378640, Northing: 831260

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Date of Compilation

Event Details

Event Date	Event Type
1905	Evaluation
1905	Excavation

Excavations and Surveys

Date M	Date Y	Type	Duration	Director / Organisation	Auspices	Fund	Extent
11	2003	Excavation	3 MONTH	AOC		DEV

Artefact and Ecofact

Ecofact

Samples	Samples of charcoal and grain recovered from field ovens for radiocarbon sampling.
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
ROUND-HOUSES			D	100
ARTEFACTS	FLINT		G	100
PITS			K	100
CAMPS	TEMPORARY		M	100
PITS	RUBBISH		N	100
PITS	SUB-SQUARE		O	100
OVENS	FIELD		A	100
DITCHES			B	100
RING-DITCHES		REMAINS OF	C	100
POTTERY			E	100
VESSELS	POTTERY		F	100
TOOLS	STONE	COARSE	H	100
STAKE-HOLES			I	100
POST-HOLES			J	100
CIRCLES	TIMBER	REMAINS OF	L	100

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Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
AAS	GR/04/CT111-125	Ground	Colour Transparency
AAS	AAS-GR-03-07-001, 002	Ground	Digital	24/07/2003
AAS	AAS-GR-03-11-001 - 006	Ground	Digital	27/11/2003

Bibliographic Detail

Bib Ref No	Title	Author	Date	Others	Published	Details	Date Y
05745	KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, KINTORE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION. DATA STRUCTURE REPORT		2004		AOC projects 4191, 4297	DSR	2004
05746	KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, KINTORE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION: RESEARCH QUESTIONS, AOC PROJECTS 4140, 4191, 4297		2004			Research questions	2004
05747	KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, KINTORE: ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION. POST EXCAVATION RESEARCH DESIGN: STAGE 3 (ASSESSMENT STAGE)		2004		AOC project 4479	Post Ex RD	2004
06174	KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL, PLEASURE PARK EVALUATION	M COOK	2003	N	AOC No. 4140		2003
06228	KINTORE PRIMARY SHCOOL GREENFIELD SITE & SCHOOL YARDS: EVALUATION REPORT	M COOK	2003		AOC No 4140		2003
02791	KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL PLEASURE PARK- WSI		2003				2003
02790	KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL GREENFIELD SITE & YARDS - WSI		2003				2003
05638	KINTORE PRIMARY SCHOOL: WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATION		2003				2003
18227	THE TIMBER MONUMENTS OF NEOLITHIC SCOTLAND	K MILLICAN	2016		BAR British Series 623	p. 111	2016

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Kintore
Positional Accuracy	Centred at
Buffer Zone	1-5m
Buffer Type	Bespoke
Capture Scale	1:1251 - 1:2500
Spatial Feature Type	Polygon: Known Site Extent

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - difficult access.
Altitude	55
Geology
Topography	Gentle slope
Aspect 1	S
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	Educational
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Hydrology

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Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates
Bronze Age (2200 BC - 800 BC)	C	100	1893 BC - 1693 BC
Bronze Age (2200 BC - 800 BC)	C	100	1617 BC - 1447 BC
Bronze Age (2200 BC - 800 BC)	C	100	1608 BC - 1430 BC
Bronze Age (2200 BC - 800 BC)	C	100	1531 BC - 1409 BC
Iron Age (800 BC - 400 AD)	D	75	171 BC - 25 AD
Iron Age (800 BC - 400 AD)	D	100	382 BC - 174 BC
Iron Age (800 BC - 400 AD)	D	100	363 BC - 108 BC
Iron Age (800 BC - 400 AD)	D	100	374 BC - 118 BC
Iron Age (800 BC - 400 AD)	D	75	370 BC - 115 BC
Iron Age (800 BC - 400 AD)	D	100	361 BC - 95 BC
Iron Age (800 BC - 400 AD)	D	100	346 BC - 43 BC
Roman Iron Age (1 AD - 250 AD)	E	100	26 AD - 217 AD
Roman Iron Age (1 AD - 250 AD)	E	100	70 AD - 250 AD
Roman Iron Age (1 AD - 250 AD)	E	100	81 AD - 253 AD
Roman Iron Age (1 AD - 250 AD)	E	100	92 AD - 327 AD
Roman Iron Age (1 AD - 250 AD)	E	100	85 AD - 322 AD
Roman Iron Age (1 AD - 250 AD)	E	100	132 AD - 342 AD
Roman Iron Age (1 AD - 250 AD)	E	100	133 AD - 345 AD
Roman Iron Age (1 AD - 250 AD)	E	100	23 AD - 215 AD
Bronze Age (2200 BC - 800 BC)	C	100	2016 BC - 1771 BC
Neolithic (4000 - 2500 BC)	B	100
Iron Age (800 BC - 400 AD)	D	100	390 BC - 203 BC
Mesolithic (8000 - 4000 BC)	A	100	4982 BC - 4781 BC

Period Notes

RC dates from 2004 evaluation/excavation: SUERC-7097 buried soil 5980 BP +/-35 (which equals 4982 BC - 4781 BC at 2 sigma), three samples from timber circle SUERC-7098 3555 BP +/-35 (which equals 2016 BC - 1771 BC at 2 sigma), SUERC-7092 3480 BP +/-35 (which equals 1893 BC - 1693 BC at 2 sigma), SUERC-7096 3255 BP +/-35 (which equals 1617 BC - 1447 BC at 2 sigma), three samples from roundhouse 3 SUERC-7087 3230 BP +/-35 (which equals 1608 BC - 1430 BC at 2 sigma), SUERC-7107 3200 BP +/-35 (which equals 1531 BC - 1409 BC at 2 sigma), SUERC-7088 2050 BP +/-35 possibly contaminated (which equals 171 BC - 25 AD at 2 sigma), a sample from a complex pit SUERC-7091 2235 BP +/-35 (which equals 390 BC - 203 BC at 2 sigma), two samples from roundhouse 1 SUERC-6765 2200 BP +/-40 (which equals 382 BC - 174 BC at 2 sigma), SUERC-7078 2165 BP +/-35 (which equals 363 BC - 108 BC at 2 sigma), a sample from a complex pit SUERC-7077 2180 BP +/-35 (which equals 374 BC - 118 BC at 2 sigma), a sample from a fire pit SUERC-7079 2175 BP +/-35 possibly contaminated (which equals 370 BC - 115 BC at 2 sigma), from roundhouse 2 SUERC-7079 2160 BP +/-35 (which equals 361 BC - 95 BC at 2 sigma), from a pit SUERC-7076 2110 BP +/-35 (which equals 346 BC - 43 BC at 2 sigma), SUERC-7101 1905 BP +/-35 (which equals 23 AD - 215 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7099 1900 BP +/-35 (which equals 26 AD - 217 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-6766 1850 BP +/-40 (which equals 70 AD - 250 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7089 1835 BP +/-35 (which equals 81 AD - 253 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7100 1835 BP +/-35 (which equals 81 AD - 253 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7080 from a fire pit 1810 BP +/-35 (which equals 92 AD - 327 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7082 from a fire pit 1810 BP +/-35 (which equals 92 AD - 327 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7102 1820 BP +/-35 (which equals 85 AD - 322 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7106 1810 BP +/-35 (which equals 92 AD - 327 AD at 2 sigma), SUERC-7090 from a firepit 1780 BP +/-35 (which equals 132 AD - 342 AD at 2 sigma); SUERC-7086 1775 BP +/-35 (which equals 133 AD - 345 AD at 2 sigma).

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