Freswick Castle, Caithness
Report on rescue excavations carried out in 1979
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19397374 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colleen E Batey, Colleen Batey (0000-0002-0384-014X), Christopher D Morris, D James Rackham |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-118 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Glasgow Archaeological Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-8980 • E-ISSN: 2053-7824 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/gas.1984.11.11.83 |
| OpenAlex | W2325810383 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
‘Rescue’ excavations took place at Freswick Castle in 1979. In two short excavations, despite much modern disturbance, it was possible to identify substantial structural elements below the modern Castle building, and some related occupation phases. The earlier occupation phases had pottery of the distinctive ‘grass-tempered’ type found on the neighbouring site of Freswick Links. This is conventionally dated to the Late Norse period (11th-13th centuries), but it is clear that the castle site has had occupation up to the present day. A Mediaeval site probably lies below the Garden. Biological material, and other artefactual data, is consistent with assemblages from recent work at Freswick Links. However, due to the nature of the deposits and their disturbance, it was not possible to present either a finely-calibrated chronology or an environmental analysis on a quantitative basis. Further work at the site might clarify certain aspects of the 1979 work — as will analysis of the results from Freswick Links
Archaeology · Art · Chronology · Excavation · Geography · Pottery · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Geology · Paleontology
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 1997 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |