A Pit Alignment in East Linton, East Lothian

CFA has published an article describing the remains of a pit alignment which were excavated to the east of Orchardfield, East Linton, East Lothian during archaeological mitigation works ahead of a residential development. It was written by Gary Savory and CFA Archaeology in June 2023, and is available at Edinburgh University Press.

The excavation revealed an L-shaped alignment which consisted of 49 pits (27 north-south and 22 east-west) with a possible entrance through the east-west alignment. All of the pits in the alignment were either fully or partially excavated. A fragment of a tall D-sectioned cannel coal bangle, dated to the Iron Age, was recovered from one of the pits. Mid- to Late Bronze Age pottery was recovered from an isolated pit which did not form part of the pit alignment.