MHG17391 - Midden - Ness of Portnaculter

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MIDDEN (Mesolithic - 8000 BC? to 4001 BC?)

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NH78SW 25 744 848

Disturbed midden visible in section over 6m. Cut by quarry to SE and road to NW. Deposits consist of layers of compacted shell material and fire-cracked stone.
Sponsor: Tain Archaeology Group
Tain Archaeology Group 1993
See assoc. docs. File for SMR No. NH78NW0008.

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--- SHG1149 Text/Publication/Article: Tain Archaeology Group. 1993. 'Ness of Portnaculter (Tain parish): midden', Discovery and Excavation in Scotland 1993, p.50. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland. 50. 50.

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Grid reference	Centred NH 7439 8480 (14m by 14m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NH78SW
Geographical Area	ROSS AND CROMARTY
Civil Parish	TAIN

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https://canmore.org.uk/site/85379 (View RCAHMS Canmore entry for this site)

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