A prehistoric ford near Rough Castle, Falkirk

Citation

Hamilton J, Clarke C, Dunwell A & Tipping R (2001) A prehistoric ford near Rough Castle, Falkirk. Scottish Archaeological Journal, 23 (2), pp. 91-103. https://doi.org/10.3366/saj.2001.23.2.91

Abstract
This report presents the results of the excavation of a stone ford laid across the base of a small stream valley near Rough Castle, Falkirk. It was discovered during an opencast coal mining project. Radiocarbon dates and pollen analysis of deposits overlying the ford combine to indicate a date for its construction no later than the early first millennium cal BC. Interpreting this evidence was not straightforward and the report raises significant issues about site formation processes and the interpretation of radiocarbon and pollen evidence. The importance of these issues extends beyond the rarely investigated features such as fords and deserve a larger place in the archaeological literature.

Journal
Scottish Archaeological Journal: Volume 23, Issue 2