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| Name: | Poltalloch |  |
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| Type: | Cists (several) | ||
| NGR: | NR 823976 NR 821973 NR 820972 NR 820971 |
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| Description | |
| The site consists of various groups of cists and a burial on the gravel terraces near Poltalloch, they were discovered and investigated at various dates. | |
| Group One | |
| A single cist visible on the edge of the terrace about 0.5m below ground level. It measures 1.34m by 0.6m and is 0.64m deep. | |
| Excavation Details | |
| The cist was investigated in 1928 but no finds were made. | |
| Group Two | |
| The remains of four cists. The first was destroyed by a mechanical digger but the capstone, which measures 1.07m by 0.5m and has 70 cupmarks on one side, still lies on the summit of a grassy hillock. The second cist was disturbed by the lowering of the terrace by gravel extraction and its remains lie nearby. The remains of these and the other cists may not be visible any longer. | |
| Excavation details | |
| The four cists and settings of stones were exposed during gravel extraction between 1960 and 1962 and subsequently excavated. | |
| Cist 1 Consisted of a hollow and several slabs including the capstone. Finds - fragments of bone (some cremated) and teeth representing an adult and child. Cist 2 Measured about 1m by 0.5m and was 0.55m deep. Its capstone was in position, the floor consisted of carefully laid pebbles which were discoloured by burning. Finds - skull fragments, fragments of charcoal, a Beaker (nearby). Cist 3 Consisted of an irregular slab-lined hollow measuring 1.37m by 0.74m Finds - Food Vessel Cist 4 Measured about 1.2m by 0.5m and was 0.67m deep. The floor consisted of a pavement of rounded pebbles and it had a capstone with 12 cupmarks. Finds - Six teeth and the leg bones of a young adult, Food Vessel and a plano convex flint knife. Stone clusters A setting of eleven small slabs with a neatly paved floor and a second setting of stones almost completely destroyed were found. |
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| Group 3 | |
| The remains of a cremation burial were salvaged after being disturbed by a bulldozer, no grave goods were found. | |
| Group 4 | |
| The cists were sited in a gravel pit on a small promontory. They may not be visible any longer and a fourth reported in 1961 is no longer traceable. | |
| Excavation Details | |
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cists were excavated in 1928. Cist 1 Consisted of four slabs and a capstone, measured about 1.02m by 0.64m and 0.56m deep. Finds - bone fragments were found when it was opened in 1910 Cist 2 Consisted of four slabs and a capstone, measured 0.94m by 0.51m and 0.41m deep. Finds - partially cremated bone, jet necklace, flint knife. Cist 3 Consisted of four grooved slabs and a cover slab, measured 1.14m by 0.69m and 0.48m deep with a floor of flat water-worn stones. Finds - Food Vessel, fragments of unburnt bone and teeth, piece of flint, pieces of charcoal, fragment of bronze. |
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| Access / Ownership | |
| This site is on private land and permission should be sought. | |
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