One vessel, a Collared Urn, contained the remains of an infant; the other was a Food Vessel Urn. This fieldwork was carried out under the auspices of an NTS Thistle Camp project, using volunteers under the supervision of a team of professional archaeologists.Cutting-back of the quarried edge revealed a complex stratigraphy. The presence of a copper-alloy ring-pin of post-Roman or Viking date may indicate a long tradition of secondary burial.Sponsors: Historic Scotland, The Russell Trust, Jennie S Gordon Memorial Foundation, National Trust for Scotland.A round cairn lying on the N edge of the NTS property of House of Dun had been quarried in the 19th century; this removed the S side of the mound. After a period of use the passage was blocked; rim fragments from an Early Neolithic bowl were found in the blocking material. Two large cut features in the centre of the monument extended into the old ground surface. Probably Neolithic.Phase Two. Although these sherds were not in situ, the presence of a large number of fragments of ?cremated bone points to there being two burials.The removal of the rounded boulder cairn over the whole monument was completed this season, leading to the discovery of two further burials in vessels. Ordnance Survey licence number 100057073. The collapsed layers were incorporated into the remodelled and enlarged mound to form the central area of the ring cairn. Rabbit warrens and tree growth have further disturbed the site. Start by choosing a category from below and then follow the steps givenHere you can find businesses from all over the country. This appears to have been of several phases or builds, with a layer of angular sandstone blocks underlying rounded glacial boulders.
Further dumps of material were also added to the outside edge of the mound. A narrow stone-filled slot ran E-W through the entrance feature and suggests a structural element, although no post-holes were found. The monument is of multi-phase construction, the earliest phases of which are not yet excavated. You must be signed in to do this. Circular bank of sandy earth and large sandstone blocks which surrounded a central, unembanked area.
Sherds of five Early Neolithic bowls were found in contexts disturbed by rabbit activity on the outside of this entrance.On the N edge of the entrance were many large tabular sandstone blocks, over which a very loose and gritty yellow sand extended across the feature. Underlying the earth cap was an oval stone-filled feature, below which are successive stony fills which have not been excavated. The discovery of possibly cremated bone and two sherds of a Collared Urn suggest the presence of at least one burial, and further such evidence is expected in the forthcoming season.Sponsors: Historic Scotland, Russell Trust, NTS, St Andrews Heritage Services.NO 665 605 A round barrow lying on the northern edge of the NTS property of House of Dun.
Although these sherds were not in situ, the presence of a large number of fragments of ?cremated bone points to there being two burials.The removal of the rounded boulder cairn over the whole monument was completed this season, leading to the discovery of two further burials in vessels. In the 1995 season the uppermost fills of the central feature were investigated. numerous sherds of a Food Vessel Urn and a Collared Urn were excavated in the SE quadrant. Please Login or Register now. Two large cut features in the centre of the monument extended into the old ground surface. The monument is of multi-phase construction (Peterson and Proudfoot 1996), the earliest phases of which were excavated during 1997.The earliest features, probably Early Neolithic, were two parallel sets of shallow slots and three larger pits.
However, the kerb was found only in the NE quadrant, and whilst it may have existed in inaccessible parts of the site it might not have been more extensive or continuous.Phases Five and Six. Sherds of five Early Neolithic bowls were found in contexts disturbed by rabbit activity on the outside of this entrance.On the N edge of the entrance were many large tabular sandstone blocks, over which a very loose and gritty yellow sand extended across the feature. Central passage grave under black plastic with poss. These two secondary cremations appear to have been inserted into the upper rounded boulder cairn. Probably Neolithic.Phase Two. On the W side of the monument a post-medieval feature has cut through the earth cap- perhaps a trace of antiquarian disturbance.The excavation of the cairn material was continued in the E part of the monument.
Parts of a second primary series Collared Urn, and a fragmentary Food Vessel Urn were also found. A round cairn lying on the N edge of the NTS property of House of Dun had been quarried in the 19th century; this removed the S side of the mound. An interrupted ?kerb? All our staffed properties, sites and offices, including the HES Archives and Library, are currently closed, but we’re working on plans to gradually reopen. A third vessel - a bipartite urn - came from a cut feature on the N edge of the ring bank and was associated with a five-pointed faience bead.On the NE edge of the ring bank was a small undisturbed cist c 0.5 x 0.3m, containing a large amount of broken bone as well as a flint flake with a retouched edge, and a broken bone pin with an ?hourglass?
They contained objects of 18th-century date and disturbed prehistoric and early medieval material.Sponsors: Historic Scotland, Russell Trust, Jennie S Gordon Memorial Foundation, NTS, St Andrews Heritage Services.NO 665 605 The excavation of the round cairn lying on the N edge of the NTS property of House of Dun was completed.