Excavation of a cairn cemetery at Lundin Links, Fife, in 1965-6
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11007724 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colvin Greig (Historic Environment Scotland, corresponding author), Moira Greig, Moira K Greig (Historic Environment Scotland), Patrick Ashmore (Economic Development Board), M Campbell-Wilson (Economic Development Board), Daphne Home Lorimer (Economic Development Board), D Lorimer, I H M Smart, I H Smart (Economic Development Board), R Will, Robert S Will (Economic Development Board) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 130 |
| Pages | 585-636 |
| Publication date | 2002-11-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0081-1564 • E-ISSN: 2056-743X |
| Publisher | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.9750/psas.130.585.636 |
| OpenAlex | W2511871677 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 16 |
Skeletons and long cists were exposed on the beach at Lundin Links, Fife, after a severe storm in the winter of 1965.An excavation mounted the following Easter to record and excavate these features revealed part of a cemetery, with round and square cairns and long cists.Radiocarbon dates suggest that it was in use for upwards of a century at some time between about 450 and 650.The cemetery may have been related to a long cist cemetery indicated by previous discoveries.Work in 1996 following discovery of a leg bone in the seaward sand-cliff did not add materially to understanding of either cemetery.A study of skeletal traits which can indicate family connections tentatively suggested that one burial group included people with closer connections to each other than to others buried in the cemetery.Burial customs from the late first millennium through the first millennium are discussed.Recent radiocarbon dates and publication are sponsored by Historic Scotland. THE SITEA cairn cemetery (NGR: NO 412 023) is situated near the seashore west of the village of Lundin Links.The village lies on a south-facing slope on the edge of Largo Bay in Fife, on the north shore of the Forth estuary to the west of the East Neuk of Fife, between Leven and Kincraig Point (illus 1).The cemetery was excavated in 1965 and 1966.It lies at a height varying between 5 m OD and 10 m OD in an area of sand dunes which has suffered from severe degradation by both wind and marine erosion.The ground rises sharply inland.To its east the shelf on which the cemetery is sited narrows before widening out again after some 80 m.To the west the shelf disappears.The overall effect of these topographic variations is that the cemetery sits in a pocket of gently rising ground perched above the sea (illus 2)
Archaeology · Cliff · Excavation · Geography · Radiocarbon dating · Storm · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Geology · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Oceanography
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 0.38 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2024 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |