Other buildings in the area
Archaeologists have identified many different buildings and
areas in the site, dating from many different eras.
Pictish building?
Above: Sunken floor of a small oval building, probably Pictish
in date (around 400-1000 AD). It had turf walls, which have left
little trace.
Medieval corn-drying kiln
Above: Reconstruction of the kiln in use. It dates to about 1300
-1500 AD, and was part of a small village overlying the Iron Age
site. It is shaped like a keyhole, with a fire at one end and a
clay dome at the other. The heat passed into the dome and dried the
grain.
Above: Remains of a medieval corn-drying kiln.
Animal enclosure
Above: Remains of a stockade for animals.
Pictish or medieval house
Above: The oval hollow is the worn floor of a small Pictish or
medieval building (about 800-1400 AD). Its turf walls have left no
trace. Outside is a cooking pit.
The hoard area
Above: Two hoards of Roman silver coins had been buried in this
open area.
Explore the coin hoards in more
detail.