NGR: NT 3456 9723
NMR: NT39NW 9
Canmore: 53979
SCD: 2449
Excavation: E. MacKie and D. Provan, 1980 and 1985; Time Team, 2004.
Curation: ?
Burials: MNI: 2
Finds: Pottery, bone artefacts, animal bone.
Date: Medieval (1)
14C: 980 bp (GU-3038) on human bone; 2230 bp (GU-2138) on animal bone, 955 bp (GU-1369) on charcoal.
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