Alternative Names Farleyer
Site type CROPMARK(S), PIT(S), PIT DEFINED CURSUS, PIT ENCLOSURE
Canmore ID 25660
Site Number NN84NW 48
NGR NN 8304 4939
Council PERTH AND KINROSS
Parish WEEM
Former Region TAYSIDE
Former District PERTH AND KINROSS
Former County PERTHSHIRE

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Archaeological Notes

NN84NW 48 8304 4939

NN 830 493 Excavations were undertaken during November and December 1999 in advance of gravel extraction. The site was originally identified by cropmarks representing pits and post-holes in oblique aerial photographs. These features were recorded and partly excavated along with other features not visible on aerial photographs. The principal feature was an arc of 16 post-pits. To the W of this arc, and not visible on aerial photographs, were three parallel lines of post-holes. The northern line was followed in an extension to the excavation which revealed over 120 post-holes ending just to the E of West Lodge. At this point it turned S and continued for an unknown distance. The two other lines of post-holes ran parallel to the northern line, 15m and 35m to the S. Numerous other features were identified in the main excavation area, but these could not be interpreted as coherent groups or structures.
A full report has been lodged with the NMRS.
Sponsor: Historic Scotland
S Halliday 2000

Halliday, S (2000k) 'Home Farm, Castle Menzies, Perth and Kinross (Dull; Weem parishes), evaluation', Discovery Excav Scot, vol.1
Page(s): 71

Halliday, S (2002) 'Excavations at a Neolithic enclosure at Castle Menzies, Aberfeldy, Perthshire', Tayside Fife Archaeol J, vol.8 Perth
Page(s): 11-18