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Lecture Summaries Proc SocAntiq Scot, (1984), 589-596 Lecture summaries Excavations at the prehistoric cemetery at Rullion Green, Midlothian Trevor Watkins* Close to the site of the battle of Rullion Green lies a close-knit group of about 12 circles in the turf. The first edition of the Ordnance Survey map, recording a then current belief, labels Covenantea e sit thef th eo s ma r encampment StevensoK B R t nbu , excavate f theo e mn i don 1948 in the expectation that it was an Iron Age hut circle. His tentative conclusion, however, was n unusuaa thas e sitth wa et l sor f funeraro t y enclosure aroun a cremationd w n 198I ne . a 3 programme of research was launched by Dr Trevor Watkins and students of the University of Edinburgh Departmen Archaeologyf o t prime Th . efirs e aimth tf seasoso n were simpl resolvo yt e doubte th s obtaioveo t functioe sitd e th r nth ean f preliminaro n y indication f dateso . The site lies on almost level turf at an altitude of about 325 m (1025') in the NE-facing foothills of the Pentland Hills above Penicuik. The small circles are tightly packed into the corner of a field of unimproved pasture. Each consists of a slight turfy bank; many show signs of an external ditch; and some exhibit slight traces of a second bank beyond the ditch. The average external diameter of the circles across the inner bank is about 6 m. Two adjacent circles, labelled sketch-plae th n o F d n an accompanyin C record-cardS O e gth , were completely excavated. o circletw e s shareTh d various common features. Each centre a toke n o dn cremation deposit, set in the middle of a level, disc-shaped platform made of subsoil. Around each platform a shallow ditch had been dug. In both circles there was no sign of the upcast from the ditch, and the ditch had been at once filled in with stones and subsoil slightly different from that in the immediate vicinity. Onl t thia ye innesth stags r banwa e k built, again using subsoil-derived material brought from somewhere beyon e circles dth finaa n I l. phas f activiteo e interioyth f o r each circl filles ewa d with loa smalld man , angular stones innee th , r ban coates kwa d with loam, e alreadth y filled ditc furthes hwa r covered with large stonesame loamth d ed an s materialan , s were used to construct the outer bank. Each circle was different from the other, however, in other important regards. In particular, Circle F had a penannular ditch, and later a penannular bank; the opening in the bank was garnished with stones as if to make a formal entrance of it. Slim evidence suggested that Circle F, penannulae th r ringcommences wa , d first embankes It . d (second slightla )n phaso lait s y dou ewa revised alignmen accommodato t constructioe th e n alongsid firse th tf e(ditchedo ) phas f Circleo e stone th ed pilean ; C s which marke entrance th d f Circlo e werF e e echoe stonn i d e e pileth n si ditc Circlf ho . eC 'Departmen f Archaeologyo t , Universit f Edinburgyo h 0 59 SOCIET ANTIQUARIEF YO SCOTLANDF SO , 1984 o direcN t dating evidenc s recoverewa e d (thoug a radiocarboh n dat s awaited)i e e Th . objective of determining the function of the site was more simply achieved, and it is now clear thae sit s th indeei te a cemeterd f crematioo y n deposits within circular enclosures e onlTh .y artefacts recovered were a handful of flint flakes, all (with one exception) from Circle F, and none found in association with the cremation deposit or the primary phase of construction. More excavation is planned for 1984 in order to improve the size of the sample dug, to learn what is the range of variation within this new type of funerary monument, to gain further samples for o datingexplort d an ,e furthe e possibilitth r y tha a circl ts structurallwa e y relates it o t d neighbours. Excavation t Howesa , Stromness, Orkney Beverley Smith* The excavation at Howe, Stromness, Orkney Islands was undertaken from 1978 to 1982 with financial assistance fro Scottise mth h Development Department extensive Th . e multi-period settlement was excavated totally, allowing a unique opportunity to understand the complexities of sita e wit lonha g perio f habitationdo alss opportunitn oa wa t I . produceo yt firse th tr timefo , a , well stratifie d datablan d e sequenc f e potterNorthero eth r fo y n Islese preservatioTh . f o n artefacts, materials and buildings in general was excellent and the stratigraphic sequence covered settlement remains fro Neolithie mth c throug lato ht e Pictish times. The earliest foundations on the site probably date to about 3500 BC (as the radiocarbon date beine sar g processed, datin conjectural)s gi buildingo Tw . s were recorded, bot hearthd hha s and were linkea passage y b de large t Th mor. bu r e fragmentary structur d partitionha e t a s intervals within its long walls and had a square cross-wall with an entranceway. The other building was squar plan produceed i nan complete fragmentare don on d ean heade yax . These structures were later replace toma y db b simila Maeo rt s Howe, Orkney mounA . f do clathrows ywa withip nu oved circulao nan tw r r stone revetting walls which were breachea y db stone-lined entrance passage. The passage was aligned over the earlier Neolithic structures. Further revetments wer e emouna chambe th e fronadded th f o an dto t dr with side cells constructed within. Surrounding the mound on either side of the entrance was a shallow scoop or depression from which the clay of the mound was dug. Nothing is known of the use of the tomb as any human remains were disposed of by later disturbances. The scoop around the mound to the South was later infilled by the demolition of the Neolithic features and by the growth of a substantial midden deposit in the W. A shallow gully enclose e middes relateit dth d dnan settlement(?) entrancn a . Wha S d places e an ,tth ewa o dt other defensive arrangements went with the gully are unknown but a well was dug outside the entrance to the enclosure. The gully was later replaced by an external clay rampart, a V-shaped ditch and an internal defensive wall. These defences honoured the southern entrance and probabl enclosew yno whole Neolithie dth th f eo c chambered-tomb mound knows i t I . n thae th t defensive walls were r threrebuilo o e tw ttimes , that another wels constructewa l d withie th n defences in the E, and that there were associated phases of settlement. *Don, Outertown, Stromness, Orkney LECTURE SUMMARIES 591 The next datable period is that of early Iron Age activity about 500-600 BC, when the chambered tomb and its clay mound were dramatically altered and partially removed for the insertio a round-hous f o n e wit n earth-housea h , whic s probablwa h y a cellaruse e s a d Th . entrance passage of the Neolithic tomb was utilized as a drain from the round-house, with an outlet coursin southwary wa s git d acros enclosee sth d are exio at t int defencese oth . Alteratiof no the mound was linked to major rebuilding of the defences with a massive stone-faced clay rampart and large external ditch. The south well was presumably demolished, if not already abandoned, at this time. Evidence for settlement within the enclosure is scant because of later Iron Age levelling but it is presumed that a related settlement existed. e samTh e proble f relatemo d settlement remain snexe existth tr phassfo f developmenteo , whe e round-housnth s rebuil a morewa s a te substantia impressivd an l e 'broch-like' (Broc) 1 h structure buildine Th . enlarges gwa accommodato dt e internal cells flankin entrancee gth , which was positioned over the now silted-up drain. Internal staircases with landings were also constructed within the thickness of the walls to the E and W. Slight alteration to the defences may have also occurred. Much of the uncertainty about the earlier structures is due to their extensive clearance and levelling by the later Iron Age (Broch 2) builders dating to c AD 0. The earlier 'broch' was rebuilt with wall ms5 thick encasin Neolithie gth c clay mounexternan a d dan l chambe addes f o rwa dW the entrance. A semi-circular passage, central living area with hearth, and four large lidded cupboards completed the internal arrangements of the broch. Within the ramparts, but over the levelled remains, three houses eithe e entrancr th sid f o e e were constructed. These were well planned with living areas, side chambers, ovens, cupboards, hearth externad an s l yardse Th . preservation of these buildings was remarkable with the walls of one building surviving to a height e accumulatiooTh f . ovem 2 r f heartho n flood an s r deposits suggest thae villag th ts lon wa eg lived e round-housTh . e defences were maintaine repaired an d d during this phase t werbu , e gradually infilled with domestic debris which was periodically cleared out when the ditches were recut. Collaps tower'e th f eo s oute generas it , r walW le instabilitl th fac n fireo a ed withiyan e nth village, caused a retreat from the settlement and an end to this major phase.
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