[{"id": 143504, "created": "2020-07-09T10:14:40.734193", "project_id": 456, "task_id": 84905, "user_id": 580, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-07-09T10:37:58.973898", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"NGR": "NO 4362;2214", "Site": "FIFE;LEUCHARS;SOUTHFIELD FARM", "CollHist": "", "Contents": "", "comments": "", "ArchiveEtc": "", "ContextType": "2a GRAVE", "BiblioSources": "(a) Discovery & Excavation in Scotland (1962) 31\r\n(b) Coutts (1971) 59 N\u00b0 112", "Circumstances": "(a) Reports \"excavated during the winter months of 1961-62\" (by Mr Crerar and Mr Candow). \"The cremated remains of 49 individuals were found, 40 in urns and the remainder in loose pockets of bone in the soil. Two Food Vessels among the urns. Five of the urns contained knife-dagger (sic) actually bronze razors or razor fragments) \"while another held a faience bead like a spindle whorl\".\r\n\r\nNote to Stuart\r\nIn view of the gaps in the (currently available) information about this site, it is not possible to complete the attached AFI card.\r\nRef (a). The editors request that any queries about entries in this publication should be addressed to the contributor, but no address was given for this chap, one R. Crerar. So I wrote to the Arch.Branch (Scotland) of the Ordnance Survey. (See his letter of 10 May 1982 in documents file and a photocopy of the OS card for this attached attached hereto). I had sent a copy of my letter to Mr Davidson to Dr Close-Brooks. See reply from Trevor Cowie in documents file.\r\nCowie referred me to reference (b) p.59 No. 112. Coutts refers to the following objects in Dundee Museum from this site. (a) Upper part of cordoned urn (b) ditto 'c) Cordoned urn with base missing (d) Upper part of cordoned urn (e) ditto (f) faience bead (g) bronze razor (h) ditto (i) part of a bronze razor (j) Bronze fragment ?part of tang (k) Brong fragment.\r\nCopies of my letters to A Zealand at the Dundee Museum are in the documents file, together with his reply, from which you will see that the outstanding queries I raised with A Zealand may have to await the final excavation report of this site.\r\n\r\nOrdnance Survey Card\r\n\r\nNO 42 SW 11\r\nCounty & Old 6\" No.: Fife 4 SE 16\r\nParish: Leuchars.\r\nBA (6)\r\nLBA URNFIELD (49 cremations - 40 in urns - 2 Food Vessels, Bronze Blades Faience Bead)\r\nNo 43622214\r\nExcavation of a LBA urnfield at Southfield in 1961-2 produced 49 cremations 40 of which were urn burials. Five of the urns contained bronze daggers. Two Food vessels and a faience bead much like a spindle whorl in appearance were also found.\r\nThree of the forty urns found are in Dundee Museum: the remainder are still in the possession of Mr. Crerar, 302, Ferry Road, Dundee, who with Mr. R. Candow,8, Glebe Gardens, Tayport carried out the excavation.\r\nThe bronze daggers would be better described as blades. One is in the Nat. Mus. of Ants. Scot and the rest in Dundee Museum. The faience bead is also in Dundee Museum (a).\r\nThe farmer,at Southfield, indicated the approximate spot,at NO 4362 2214,where the urns were found.\r\n1. Disc. of Excav. Scot. 1962 p.31. (R. Crerar) R.D.L. 12.6.64\r\n2. R.D. Loader F.I. 12.6.64 a. J.D. Boyd, Curator, Dundee Museum.\r\n3. R.D. Loader F.I. 5.6.64. (b) Mr. A. Douglas Southfield Farm, Leuchars.", "FindAltSiteRel": ""}}, {"id": 145806, "created": "2020-08-12T21:36:05.393825", "project_id": 456, "task_id": 84905, "user_id": 658, "user_ip": null, "finish_time": "2020-08-12T22:20:20.642973", "timeout": null, "calibration": null, "external_uid": null, "media_url": null, "info": {"NGR": "NO 4362 2214", "Site": "Fife, Leuchars, Southfield Farm", "CollHist": "Collection/History:\r\n[Typed Note]:\r\n\r\nNote to Stuart:\r\nIn view of the gaps in the (currently available) information about this site, it is not possible to complete the attached AFI card.\r\n\r\nRef. (a). The editors request that any queries about entries in this publication should be addressed to the contributor, but no address was given for this chap, one R. Crerar. So I wrote to the Arch. Branch (Scotland) of the Ordnance Survey. (See his letter of 10 May 1982 in documents file and a photocopy of the OS card for this attached hereto.) I had sent a copy of my letter to Mr. Davidson to Dr. Close-Brooks. See reply from Trevor Cowie in documents file.\r\n\r\nCowie referred me to referrence (b) p. 59 No. 112. Coutts refers to the following objects in Dundee Museum from this site: (a) Upper part of cordoned urn, \r\n(b) ditto, \r\n(c) Cordoned urn with base missing, \r\n(d) Upper part of cordoned urn, \r\n(e) ditto, \r\n(f) faience bead, \r\n(g) bronze razor, \r\n(h) ditto, \r\n(i) part of a bronze razor, \r\n(j) bronze fragment ?part of tang, \r\n(k) Bronze fragment.\r\n\r\nCopies of my letters to A. Zealand at the Dundee Museum are in the documents file, together with his reply, from which you will see that the outstanding queries I raised with A. Zealand may have to await the final excavation report of this site.\r\n", "Contents": "", "comments": "", "ArchiveEtc": "", "ContextType": "2a Grave", "BiblioSources": "(a) \"Discovery & Excavation in Scotland\" (1962) 31\r\n(b) Coutts (1971) 59 No. 112", "Circumstances": "     (a) Reports: \"excavated during the winter months of 1961-62\" (by Mr. Crerar and Mr. Candow). \"The cremated remains of 49 individuals were found, 40 in urns and the remainder in loose pockets of bone in the soil. Two Food Vessels among the urns. Five of the urns contained kinfe-dagger (sic), (actually bronze razors or razor fratments) \"while another held a faience bead like a spindle whorl\".\r\n\r\n[Typed Note]\r\n\r\n     Excavation of a LBA urnfield at Southfield in 1961-62 produced 49 cremations, 40 of which were urn burials. Five of the urns contained bronze daggers. Two food vessels and a faience bead much like a spindle whorl in appearance were also found.\r\n     Three of the forty urns found are in Dundee Museum: the remainder are still in the possession of Mr. Crerar, 302 Ferry Road, Dundee, who with Mr. R. Canow, 8 Glebe Gardens, Tayport, carried out the excavvation.\r\n     The bronze daggers would be better described as blades. One is in the Nat. Mus. of Ants. Scot. and the rest in Dundee Museum. The faience bead is also in Dundee Museum (a).\r\n     The farmer at Southfield, indicated the approximate spot at NO 4362 2214, where the urns were found.", "FindAltSiteRel": ""}}]