Notes: (5) Recent Excavations carried out at Borland Castle Hill, Cumnock, South Ayrshire

With a Report on the Sherds

Alex G McLeod (Author)

Arthur J H Edwards (Author)


Keywords:
Borland Castle, Burnt Bone, Charred Wood, Charcoal, Sherd, Kitchen Refuse Dump, Cinerary Urn, Pit, Sherds
Period(s):
Medieval

Abstract


Following the discovery of three rim sherds, a shoulder sherd of a cinerary urn, several fragments of charred wood and a few tiny pieces of broken burnt bone a formal investigation was carried out and a clay filled pit was excavated. One of the layers in the pit consisted of red ashes, surrounded by a margin of unconsumed oak charcoal and fine black earth, with a few very small fragments of burnt bone. This feature has been interpreted as a pyre site. Beaker sherds were located in the vicinity. A nearby shaft was probably used as a medieval kitchen refuse dump for Borland Castle.

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Published
30-11-1940
How to Cite
McLeod, A. G., & Edwards, A. J. H. (1940). Notes: (5) Recent Excavations carried out at Borland Castle Hill, Cumnock, South Ayrshire: With a Report on the Sherds. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 74, 136–137. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.074.136.137
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