Pitcur
The basement of Pitcur is located northwest of Dundee at Coupar Angus (Gaelic: Cùbar Aonghais), a place with a 12th century abbey in the Council Area Perth and Kinross in Scotland . In the case of basements, a basic distinction is made between "rock-cut", "earth-cut", "stone built" and "mixed" basements.
A basic distinction is made between “rock-cut”, “earth-cut”, “stone built” and “mixed” basement areas. The basement was discovered in 1878 while plowing and excavated by the tenant of the Pitcur farm. Consisting of walls of dry stone masonry built ( stone-built ) Basement consists of a main course of 17.6 m length, to just over 4.5 m is still covered with large sheets, and a sub-gallery of 5.5 m length. There are two niches within the covered part. Traces of the missing ceiling construction can still be seen. A slipped plate is in the aisle area that is open at the top. The basement had at least three separate entrances. A cup stone , which is a former ceiling plate, is located near the entrance and another is built into the wall next to the entrance. The basement is in danger of collapsing and is overgrown by trees and bushes.
The only objects found were pieces of a bowl from the 2nd century, a Roman and a few other coins that were lost before 1900. Another excavation produced 100–200 finds. Among them were a bronze needle , several hand mills and many pieces of flint and pearls , all of which were also lost.
See also
literature
- Anne Robertson: Roman finds from non-Roman sites in Scotland: More Roman 'Drift' in Caledonia. In: Britannia 1, 1970, ISSN 0068-113X , pp. 198-226, doi : 10.2307 / 525841 .
Web links
- The modern antiquarian engl.
- Entry on Pitcur in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 56 ° 31 ′ 20.7 " N , 3 ° 12 ′ 56.6" W.