CAVE BURIAL

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

Culzean Castle Caves


Excavation

Grampian Speleological Group, 1960s; D. Alexander, 2003; National Trust for Scotland, 2018.

Curation

?

Burials

MNI: 2+ (1 adult, 1 juvenile).

Finds

Post-medieval pottery, flint flake, animal bones.

Dates

PeriodReliability
Early Medieval14C date obtained directly on human remains

14C

1149 bp (Wk-14017) on human bone.

Kirkoswald

South Ayrshire

Scotland

NGR: NS 2328 1029

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External References

National Monuments RecordNS21SW 1.05
Scottish Cave and Mine Database651
RCAHMS Identification214842

Bibliography

Anon. (2018) Hidden doorway revealed at Culzean Caves.

Alexander, D. (2004) Culzean Castle Caves. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 5: 121-122.

Alexander, D. & Arthur, J. (2003) Culzean Castle Caves, laser scanning survey. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 4: 122.

Article Author Graham Mullan