ARO49: Mesolithic evidence and a middle-Bronze Age settlement at East Lodge, Ury Estate near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

By Robert Lenfert and Alison Cameron

with contributions by Torben Bjarke Ballin, Julie Lochrie and Tim Holden
Finds illustrations by Jan Dunbar

The foundations of two middle Bronze Age hut circles or roundhouses, a temporary structure and number of refuse pits and shallow deposits were identified at East Lodge, Ury by Stonehaven. Discussed is a unique double-sided, double-carved portable cup and ring-marked stone from one of the roundhouses as well as pottery, stone artefacts and flint tools.

Key words: Mesolithic, middle Bronze Age, cup and ring-marked stone, flat-rimmed pottery, kiln, loom-weights.

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