CAVE BURIAL

Gazetteer of Caves, Fissures and Rock Shelters in Britain Containing Human Remains

Archerfield Cave No. 2


Excavation

J. Cree, 1908.

Curation

?

Burials

MNI: 1

Finds

Stone, metal, bone and antler artefacts; Iron Age and Roman pottery; animal bones.

Dates

PeriodReliability
UnknownNo reliable dating information available

14C

-

North Berwick

East Lothian

Scotland

NGR: NT 4988 8572

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External References

National Monuments RecordNT48 NE 7
Scottish Cave and Mine Database1864
RCAHMS Identification55027

Bibliography

Cree, J.E. (1909) Notice of the excavation of two caves, with remains of early Iron Age occupation, on the estate of Archerfield, Dirleton. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 43: 243-268.

Curle, J. (1932) An inventory of objects of Roman and provincial Roman origin found on sites in Scotland not definitely associated with Roman constructions. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 66: 277-397.

Jeffreys, A. (2009) Archerfield caves. Grampian Speleological Group Bulletin 4(1): 21-23.

Article Author Graham Mullan