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67-71 Green
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67-71 Green

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DescriptionExcavation in 1977 recorded evidence of Mesolithic activity in the form of about 40 pieces of flint, including a core, a notched flake, waste material and a barbed-and-tanged arrowhead of yellow-brown flint with curved edges and asymmetrical barbs. The arrowhead measures 19mm in length by 15mm in breadth across the barbs and 3mm in thickness. The flints were in a black layer sealed by 30cm of water-deposited sand, indications of waterlogging during the early medieval period, from the Denburn and the river Dee, with the gradual development of garden soil layers from the later medieval period onwards. The finds from this site are in the collections of Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums.
Location InfoNational Grid Reference: NJ 9410 0608
Easting: 394100.763357694, Northing: 806086.577194878
Postcode: AB11 6NY

Low-lying area, "dominated since the early 19th century by the raised level of Union Street, but in the medieval period lying W of St Katherine's Hill [...] the name Green is also used to designate the entire area surrounding the street to N and S". Site cleared for use as a car park in the 1960s.

Area in the backyard of 67-71 Green, surrounded by buildings. (Stones 1982)
NotesDavey, P J. (1982) 'The clay pipes', in Murray, J C, Excavations in the medieval burgh of Aberdeen 1973-81, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph Series No.2. Edinburgh. Page(s): 216 Kenworthy. (1982) 'The flint', in Murray, J C, Excavations in the medieval burgh of Aberdeen 1973-81, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph Series No.2. Edinburgh. Page(s): 5854 Murray, J C et al. (1982c) 'The pottery', in Murray, J C, Excavations in the medieval burgh of Aberdeen 1973-81, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph Series No.2. Edinburgh. Page(s): 168-70 Stones, J. (1982a) '67-71 Green 1977', in Murray, J C, Excavations in the medieval burgh of Aberdeen 1973-81, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph Series No.2. Edinburgh. Page(s): 91-5 Stones, J. (1977a) '67-71 Green', Discovery Excav Scot, 1977. Page(s): 4 Stones, J A. (1989b) ''Aberdeen: the excavations', in Stones, J A, Three Scottish Carmelite Friaries. Excavations at Aberdeen, Linlithgow and Perth 1980-1986, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Monograph Series No.6. Edinburgh. Page(s): 50, 52 External Links Reference Numbers
  • NJ90NW0004
  • NJ90NW113
  • 20013