Three cists and a possible Roman road at Barbush Quarry, Dunblane, Perthshire

Timothy G Holden (Author)

Alison Sheridan (Author)

Mary Davis (Contributor)


Keywords:
Roads, Cists, Ditches, Archaeological Features, Vessel Finds, Road, Jet Discbead Necklace, Skeletal Material, Cannel Coal
Period(s):
Bronze Age, Roman, Early Bronze Age

Abstract


A concentration of archaeological features identified and excavated at the quarry included three short cists, one containing a cannel coal and jet disc-bead necklace and another a poorly-preserved skeleton and a Food Vessel. Finds appeared to be from the Early Bronze Age but a radiocarbon date from the skeletal material gave a later date of c. 2845 BP. Other finds included two parallel ditches associated with an area of packed gravel and cobbles which could represent a degraded section of the Roman road known to run close to the site. Includes

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Published
30-11-2002
How to Cite
Holden, T. G., Sheridan, A., & Davis, M. (2002). Three cists and a possible Roman road at Barbush Quarry, Dunblane, Perthshire. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 131, 87–100. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.131.87.100
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