Archerfield Cave No. 2


NGR: NT 4988 8572

NMR: NT48 NE 7

Canmore: 55027

SCD: 1864

Excavation: J. Cree, 1908.

Curation: ?

Burials: MNI: 1

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

Date: Unknown (5)

14C: -

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.

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