Balbridie
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| Location | Banchory, Aberdeenshire |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 57°03′13″N 2°26′36″W / 57.05356°N 2.44325°W |
| Type | Neolithic long house |
| Length | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Width | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Area | 329.6 m2 (3,548 sq ft) |
| History | |
| Founded | Early to mid 4th millennium BC |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1977-1980 |
| Archaeologists | Nicholas Reynolds and Ian Ralston |
| Condition | No extant remains |
| Ownership | Historic Scotland |
| Management | RCAHMS |
| Public access | Yes |
| Designated | 1978 |
| Reference no. | (CANMORE) 36669 |
Balbridie is the site of a
Neolithic features found in a later excavation at Dreghorn included post holes indicating a large rectangular structure comparable to Balbridie.[5]
In 2022, a study of nitrogen content ancient grain at the site by the University of Stavanger and Durham University published in the journal Antiquity revealed details of neolithic farming techniques at the site suggesting that manure was not used in the area because of the quality of its soil.[6][7]
Discovery
The Balbridie site was discovered in 1976 by
Relationship to other very early features
The vicinity of Balbridie includes a number of other notable archaeological features including the Neolithic site of
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ a b Fairweather & Ralston 1993.
- ^ Bellwood 2004.
- ^ Barclay 1998, p. 15.
- ^ Whittle 1996.
- ^ "Dreghorn, Station Brae". Canmore. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ HeritageDaily (13 September 2022). "Early Scottish farmers didn't use manure to fertilise their fields". HeritageDaily - Archaeology News. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- S2CID 252285982.
- ^ Ralston, Ian; Reynolds, Nicholas (27 May 1978). "Balbridie: Early architectural site". The Times. London. p. 3.
- Bibliography
- Barclay, Gordon (1998). Farmers, Temples and Tombs: Scotland in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. Edinburgh: Canongate Books. ISBN 978-0-862-41821-2.
- Bellwood, Peter S. (2004). First Farmers: The Origins of Agricultural Societies. Oxford: ISBN 978-0-631-20566-1.
- Fairweather, Alan D.; Ralston, Ian B.M. (1993). "The Neolithic Timber Hall at Balbridie". S2CID 161773998.
- Whittle, Alasdair (1996). Europe in the Neolithic: The Creation of New Worlds. Cambridge: ISBN 978-0-521-44920-5.
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