CAVE BURIAL

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

Ardrossan Shell Mound

Excavation

J. Smith, 1894.

Curation

National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland (HR 840-6).

Burials

MNI: 1+.

Finds

Bone artefacts, stone sinker, glazed pottery, animal bones.

Dates

PeriodReliability
UnknownNo reliable dating information available

14C

-

Field Glossary

Ardrossan

North Ayrshire

Scotland

NGR: NS 2313 4218

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External References

National Monuments RecordNS24SW 9
Scottish Cave and Mine Database1081
RCAHMS Identification41144

Bibliography

Anon (1931) Donations to and purchases for the Museum and Library. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 65: 298.

Smith, J. (1894) The Ardrossan shell-mound, with an account of its excavation. Archaeol Hist Collect Ayr Galloway 7: 62-74.

Smith, J. (1895) Prehistoric Man in Ayrshire. Elliot Stock, London.

Article Author Graham Mullan