Aberdeenshire HER - NO08NW0058 - CHEST OF DEE

Main Details

Primary Reference	NO08NW0058
Name	CHEST OF DEE
NMRS Card No.
NMRS Numlink
Site Form	Artefact
Site Condition	Unknown
Details	Seven worked lithics recovered by a member of the public in November 2023. Six of the lithics are possibly of rhyolite and one of flint. The area of eroded river where lithics were recovered is within the area of previous Mesolithic, Neolithic and later prehistoric occupation and lithics finds recorded between 2003 and 2016 (NO08NW0042). The find has been reported to Treasure Trove. Another seven lithics were found in March 2024 in the same area.
Last Update	18/04/2024

National Grid Reference: NO 0142 8861

Easting: 0, Northing: 0

Compiler	CS
Date of Compilation	21/02/2024

Event Details

Excavations and Surveys

Artefact and Ecofact

Date M	Date Y	Artefact Type	Finder	Recovery Method	Condition	Storage Location	Access No.
11	2023	WORKED LITHICS	PUB	Stray Find

Ecofact

Samples
Palynology
Ecofact Notes

Monument Types

Monument Type 1	Monument Type 2	Monument Type 3	Order	Probability
LITHICS		WORKED	B	100
LITHICS	FLINT		C	100
LITHICS	SCATTER		A	100

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National Status

Regional Status

Photo Details

Source	Reference	Photo Type	Film Type	Date
PUB	PUB-GR-24-03-006 - 023	Ground	Digital	27/03/2024
PUB	PUB-GR-23-11-004 - 022	Ground	Digital	19/11/2023

Bibliographic Detail

Location

Historic Administrative Area Name	Crathie and Braemar
Positional Accuracy	Location only
Buffer Zone	15-20m
Buffer Type	Standard
Capture Scale	1:501 - 1:1250
Spatial Feature Type	Point

Environment

Constraints	Privately owned, access by arrangement - easy access.
Altitude	413
Geology
Topography	River Bank
Aspect 1	SE
Aspect 2	Open
Current Land Use	National Trust
Vegetation
Soil Type
Hydrology

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Historic Land Use

Period Details

Period	Order	Probability	Radiocarbon Dates	Date Built	Date of Destruction	Date of Loss
Mesolithic (8000 - 4000 BC)	B	50
Prehistoric period uncertain	A	100

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Maritime Archaeology

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Additional Info