A room with a view

excavations at Ravelrig Quarry

Christine Rennie (Author)

Susan Ramsey (Contributor)

Torben Bjarke Ballin (Contributor)

Beverley Ballin Smith (Contributor)


Keywords:
palisade, roundhouse, hearth, homestead, reconstruction
Location(s):
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Period(s):
Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age

Abstract


Excavations at Ravelrig Quarry, City of Edinburgh revealed activity from the Late Neolithic, and late Bronze Age, although the main phase of activity was the construction of a palisaded homestead during the early Iron Age. Inside an oval shaped palisade was a circular ring-groove roundhouse and a possible second circular structure comprising ditches and post-holes. The roundhouse contained a central hearth with associated post-holes, two large pits and features that appear to represent the early formation of a ring-ditch. This phase has been radiocarbon dated to 600–400 cal BC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.143.137.156

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Published
30-11-2014
How to Cite
Rennie, C., Ramsey, S., Ballin, T. B., & Ballin Smith, B. (2014). A room with a view: excavations at Ravelrig Quarry. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 143, 137–156. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.143.137.156
Issue
Vol. 143 (2014)
Section
Articles
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.143.137.156

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