West Grange of Conon

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West Grange of Conon (also called Cairnconon) is a multiple site, in particular that of a basement near Arbroath in Angus in Scotland .

Basement

In the case of basements, a basic distinction is made between "rock-cut", "earth-cut", "stone built" and "mixed" basements. The only partially “rock cut” or “mixed” basement was discovered in 1859 during agricultural work and excavated in 1860 and 1861 by Andrew Jervise (1820–1878).

The basement consists of a widening main corridor with a narrow entrance and a side corridor that leads to a round Tholos chamber and a second entrance. In the north of the basement there was a round, roughly paved area, identical to the remains of surface structures such as those found in Ardestie and Carlungie I.

Six long stone boxes were found in the northwest of the main corridor. This is the only case where burials can almost certainly be associated with the basement builders.

The most interesting of the numerous finds from the excavation were Roman amphora fragments from above the main corridor and a spiral bracelet made of bronze , from the paved surface. In addition to the fragments from the 2nd century AD, a possibly Roman bronze needle was found.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andrew Jervise: Account of the excavation of the round or "bee-hive" shaped house, and other under-ground chambers, at West Grange of Conan, Forfarshire. In: Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Vol. 4, 1860/1862, pp. 492-499 .
  2. ^ V. Gordon Childe : The Prehistory of Scotland. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London 1935, Fig. 82.

literature

  • Gordon Barclay: Newmill and the 'souterrains of southern Pictland'. Contribution to: Trevor Watkins: Excavation of a settlement and souterrain at Newmill, near Bankfoot, Perthshire. In: Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Vol. 110, 1978/1980, ISSN  0081-1564 , pp. 165-208 , here pp. 200 ff.
  • Kirsty Cameron: Angus. West Grange of Conon. (Arbroath & St Vigeans parish). Basement. In: Discovery and excavation in Scotland. NS Vol. 1, 2001, ISSN  0419-411X , p. 16.
  • Frederick T. Wainwright: The souterrains of southern Pictland. Routledge & Paul, London 1963, pp. 177-179.

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Coordinates: 56 ° 35 ′ 49.9 "  N , 2 ° 42 ′ 5.6"  W.