Papers by Kirsty Dingwall
A landscape through time
Oxbow Books, Mar 31, 2019
Spaces, places and finding the traces; concluding thoughts on the context of discoveries of the AWPR/B-T
Oxbow Books, Mar 31, 2019
Scottish archaeological internet reports, 2009
Scottish archaeological internet reports, 2009
Some geomorphological implications of recent archaeological investigations on river terraces of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire
Scottish Journal of Geology, Jan 4, 2023
Excavation and survey of archaeological sites have in recent years generated new data on the chro... more Excavation and survey of archaeological sites have in recent years generated new data on the chronology of river terraces on the River Dee between Banchory and Peterculter in Aberdeenshire. Terrace fragments have been mapped and correlated on altitudinal grounds, for the first time. Five terrace surfaces are identified and named, refining the terminology of the British Geological Survey. Three are distinct surfaces within the Lochton Sand and Gravel Formation. The relation between them, regional deglaciation and the formation of the Late Devensian Loch of Park, north of Crathes, suggests some time separated their development. Below these, a fourth terrace, the Camphill Terrace, is dated to before the Windermere Interstadial by finds of Late Upper Palaeolithic flints. The Camphill Terrace is argued to have been the active valley floor within the Younger Dryas also. Timing of incision from the Camphill Terrace is not understood: interpretations are different at three archaeological sites. The youngest terrace fill and surface, the Maryculter Terrace, began to form c . 5000 years ago.
The Land was Forever: 15,000 years in north-east Scotland
Some geomorphological implications of recent archaeological investigations on river terraces of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire
Scottish Journal of Geology
Excavation and survey of archaeological sites have in recent years generated new data on the chro... more Excavation and survey of archaeological sites have in recent years generated new data on the chronology of river terraces on the River Dee between Banchory and Peterculter in Aberdeenshire. Terrace fragments have been mapped and correlated on altitudinal grounds, for the first time. Five terrace surfaces are identified and named, refining the terminology of the British Geological Survey. Three are distinct surfaces within the Lochton Sand and Gravel Formation. The relation between them, regional deglaciation and the formation of the Late Devensian Loch of Park, north of Crathes, suggests some time separated their development. Below these, a fourth terrace, the Camphill Terrace, is dated to before the Windermere Interstadial by finds of Late Upper Palaeolithic flints. The Camphill Terrace is argued to have been the active valley floor within the Younger Dryas also. Timing of incision from the Camphill Terrace is not understood: interpretations are different at three archaeological si...
Spaces, places and finding the traces; concluding thoughts on the context of discoveries of the AWPR/B-T
Oxbow Books, Mar 31, 2019
A landscape through time
The Land was Forever: 15,000 years in north-east Scotland, 2019
The Land was Forever: 15,000 years in north-east Scotland
The current layout of the town can be described broadly as having two main axes, one running east... more The current layout of the town can be described broadly as having two main axes, one running east-west (comprising the High Street and Westgate), and one running south from the harbour, which also includes Victoria Street and Quality Street. There are additional street that developed to the north and south of the High Street axis, and further development to the east of Quality Street. One of the most interesting questions about the growth and layout of North Berwick relates to which of these two streets emerged first. A study of the early maps of North Berwick goes some way to giving an understanding of how the town grew.
The replacement of the entire water system afforded the opportunity to get an insight into the su... more The replacement of the entire water system afforded the opportunity to get an insight into the survival, depth and characteristics of typical deposits throughout the core of North Berwick. The results from a number of locations included evidence of town walls and road surfaces.
Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports, 2009
Replacement and upgrading of the mains water system in North Berwick provided an opportunity to i... more Replacement and upgrading of the mains water system in North Berwick provided an opportunity to identify and record deposits and structures across the core of the medieval burgh. The methods of trench excavation used meant that archaeological features were largely only seen in section, however, a large amount of information about the development of the burgh, and its layout, was collected despite this. Over much of the central core of the medieval burgh, layer upon layer of occupation deposits and more mixed material were interspersed with obvious inundations of wind-blown sand. The existence of a rough surface running east-west along much of the High Street could suggest that this is the more likely candidate for the earliest focus for the burgh, rather than the north/south running Quality Street further to the east. Road surfaces were also seen along East Road, running out of the town. The density of occupation deposits markedly lessened along Westgate, the continuation of the Hig...
Scottish Archaeological Journal
Montfode Mount near Ardrossan is a monument with an ambiguous interpretation which has been subje... more Montfode Mount near Ardrossan is a monument with an ambiguous interpretation which has been subject to much discussion over the years. The site is a low mound at the end of a broad plateau of flat ground on a raised beach terrace. Recent housing development offered another opportunity to examine the monument's ditches and surroundings. The results cast doubt on previous interpretations of the monument as a medieval motte. Several groups of truncated features were identified in the vicinity, with some forming a probable double-ring roundhouse, and all of the dateable features were Bronze Age. Beaker pottery was found in one pit. The plan of the ditches and possible palisades surrounding the mound were more fully revealed. The work disturbed one part of the inner ditch and the dating of material from the primary fill also suggested a prehistoric date. It is concluded that the site bears most resemblance to a defended settlement of the later prehistoric period.
Edinburgh: slicing through 1,000 years of urban life
Current archaeology, 2010
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