D. Gordon | DGNHAS

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T. Rees and D. Gordon The Annanfoot Roman Camp, Newbie Roman and Romano British TDGNHAS Series III, 81 (2007), 57(2.95 MB) Abstract The purpose of this note is to record the findings of an archaeological evaluation at Muirkirk Road, Newbie on 0.74 ha of agricultural ground to be developed for housing (NGR: NY 1808 6528). The evaluation, in November 2004, comprised six trenches coverin
D. Gordon with Melanie Johnson, Louise Turner and Mhairi Hastie Excavation of an Iron Age Round House and Associated Palisaded Enclosure at Whitecrook Quarry, Glenluce Archaeology (General), Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age TDGNHAS Series III, 83 (2009), 23(WARNING large file size: 5.11 MB) Abstract The remains of an unenclosed prehistoric settlement were identified during a series of archaeological works that took place in advance of sand extraction in 2006. Rathmell Archaeology Ltd carried out the ensuing excavations on behalf of Barr Ltd. Two ring groove houses were identified, along with a palisaded enclosure dating from the Late Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age, and a series of unassociated negative features. While radiocarbon dates showed evidence of further activity from the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age, no other coherent structures were identified.