Auchrennie
Roundhouse (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Site Name Auchrennie
Classification Roundhouse (Prehistoric)(Possible)
Alternative Name(s) Muirdrum, Batties Den
Canmore ID 142686
Site Number NO53NE 75
NGR NO 5583 3691
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/142686
- Council Angus
- Parish Panbride
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Angus
- Former County Angus
NO53NE 75 5583 3691
Site recorded during an archaeological evaluation carried out prior to proposed road improvements, through a combination of desk-based research, non-invasive and invasive fieldwork.
NO 5583 3691 Auchrennie. A dense concentration of truncated features was revealed on the edge of a W-facing scarp slope, W of Muirdrum. These appear to comprise a possible ring-groove structure with an adjacent area of paving. Post-holes, shallow pits and a curving ring-groove slot were amongst the many features identified. Although only partial excavation took place during the evaluation, the density of features indicates that the site may have been intensively utilised. Late prehistoric pottery and flint artefacts were recovered.
Detailed reports will be lodged with the NMRS.
Sponsor: Angus Council.
A R Rees and K Cameron 1998
NO 5583 3691 Auchrennie (NMRS NO53NE 75). A trench measuring 17 x 15m revealed the plough-truncated remains of a timber roundhouse of ring-ditch type, with a diameter of c 8.5m. Traces of a second structure, or an annexe to the ring-ditch, were identified beside the ring-ditch structure. A large rectilinear pit was positioned centrally within the main structure, and may have been a grave, although no human remains were preserved within it. Prehistoric pottery was recovered from the fills of the ring-ditch and central pit.
Reports have been lodged with the NMRS.
Sponsor: Angus Council.
A R Rees and K Cameron 2000
Archaeological Evaluation (17 June 2003)
An evaluation was carried out at Muirdrum, Angus on an area proposed as the location of a deposition area for the proposed A92 upgrade. Eight trenches were excavated amounting to 5% (c. 800 square metres) of the proposed development area. The remains of at least three, and probably four, long cist burials were discovered in one trench, cut into sand and gravel subsoil. The lack of capstones and skeletal material suggests that the cists have been severely damaged by ploughing. these cists were all aligned east-west and are likely to be of early Christian date.
Funder: Morgan Est plc.
CFA Archaeology Ltd