The Excavation of Neolithic Pits and a Bronze Age Burial Site at Ness Gap, Fortrose
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Creator (person)
Woodley, Nuala C
Lochrie, Julie
Sheridan, J A
Cowie, Trevor
Christie, Claire
Date published
June 2020
Abstract
An investigation by Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd took place in early 2013 in advance of a housing
development at Ness Gap, Fortrose, Highland. The excavation revealed domestic activity dating from
the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age. A cluster of Neolithic pits provided insights into the development
of agriculture in the area, with evidence for cereal production and the gathering of wild resources. The
use of the site changed in the Bronze Age, with the landscape utilised for funerary practices, which were
represented by stone cists and cremation burials, both urned and unurned. Analysis has further informed
on the burial practices of the Bronze Age and added to our understanding of a unique peninsular landscape
rich in prehistoric activity.
Journal title
Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports
Volume
91
Publisher
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Place of publication
Edinburgh
eISSN
2056-7421
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