News Item: : Newbarns Update 2010
(Category: Misc)
Posted by Lizzie Penman
Monday 07 June 2010 - 17:33:05
Project Director’s Report This is the 8th season and we had reasonable weather early on until August. It was still raining by end of September.We concentrated on the N. Cairn and left S. Cairn due to weed killing regulations and presence of sheep.North Cairn passage grave 2800BC – 2500BC. Tree root damage there and awaits further investigations once water has receded. It had been under water for 2 months. There was a stone guarding the entrance, “The Beast.” Eddie Peterson came down to have a look. Thinks it had once been upright. It could also be “totemic” and fallen over. Lot more excavation needed. Smaller boat burials in Area 6-8 towards E perimeter. At least 2 exhibit evidence of late Iron Age. Half a millstone? Quern? Also a large reclining stone possibly looks like a human.Cobbled burial, lot of smaller round it. Paving smashed and burials in it. Series of post holes, half a rectangle to date. May have had a covering over it. Think we have half of it but could be more going up the hill. No. 46 capstone used in the picnic area.Further 11 possible capstones. Biggest about 5 tons in weight. Possibility of further burials up hill. Long way to go.Satellite Cairn has 4 burials and a medieval platform. Possible stone missiles scattered over it. On top of the pre-historic cairn.Suffering from wet and stuck in peat. Needs cleared.If we can get South Cairn weed killed we can carry on SE. NE burials to look at.Standing Stone? Found further up the lane but once we look at it in depth we will discuss further.
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(Category: Misc)
Posted by Lizzie Penman
Monday 07 June 2010 - 17:33:05
Project Director’s Report This is the 8th season and we had reasonable weather early on until August. It was still raining by end of September.We concentrated on the N. Cairn and left S. Cairn due to weed killing regulations and presence of sheep.North Cairn passage grave 2800BC – 2500BC. Tree root damage there and awaits further investigations once water has receded. It had been under water for 2 months. There was a stone guarding the entrance, “The Beast.” Eddie Peterson came down to have a look. Thinks it had once been upright. It could also be “totemic” and fallen over. Lot more excavation needed. Smaller boat burials in Area 6-8 towards E perimeter. At least 2 exhibit evidence of late Iron Age. Half a millstone? Quern? Also a large reclining stone possibly looks like a human.Cobbled burial, lot of smaller round it. Paving smashed and burials in it. Series of post holes, half a rectangle to date. May have had a covering over it. Think we have half of it but could be more going up the hill. No. 46 capstone used in the picnic area.Further 11 possible capstones. Biggest about 5 tons in weight. Possibility of further burials up hill. Long way to go.Satellite Cairn has 4 burials and a medieval platform. Possible stone missiles scattered over it. On top of the pre-historic cairn.Suffering from wet and stuck in peat. Needs cleared.If we can get South Cairn weed killed we can carry on SE. NE burials to look at.Standing Stone? Found further up the lane but once we look at it in depth we will discuss further.
This news item is from Stewartry Archaeological Trust
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