A Beaker cremation burial and a medieval 8-post structure to the north of Edzell, Angus
Check out CFA's new article A Beaker cremation burial and a medieval 8-post structure to the north of Edzell, Angus, written by Harry Francis with contributions by Angela Boyle, Joshua Toulson, Melanie Johnson, Ann Clarke, Christina Hills, and Diane Alldritt; and published in the latest volume, Volume 31, of the Tayside and Fife Archaeological Journal.
CFA's 2023 excavations at the site recorded an Early Bronze Age cremation burial and a medieval 8-post structure, as well as a cluster of pits and three other isolated features.
Bronze Age All Over Corded Beaker Bronze Age All Over Corded Beaker Drawing Bronze Age All Over Corded Beaker
The cremation pit was located within the medieval structure, although the two were not related. It contained the un-urned cremated remains of two individuals, one adult and one infant, dated from 2434-2149 BC; an almost complete All Over Corded (AOC) Beaker, deliberately made for the burial and not used prior (depicted above); and burnt animal bone from a medium-sized mammal - a common accompaniment to Bronze Age cremations and likely the remains of offerings made for the dead.
The 11th- to 13th-century medieval structure was built with four pairs of large pillars, as evidenced by the two lines of post-pits recorded in our excavation. The deposits of the pits were very interesting – they contained significant quantities of carbonised oat grain as well as oak charcoal. We’ve interpreted this to mean the building may have been a barn used for cereal drying, which, unfortunately for its owners, caught fire and burnt down.
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