ABCD: 1137

Birrens 62-7 [Blatobulgium], nr Ecclefechan

Site code:

1137

Site details:

Location: Birrens 62-7, [Blatobulgium], nr Ecclefechan, 1975, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland NY218752
Period: 1st-2nd C AD Roman Flavian/Antonine
Category: fort
Notes: -
Topography: plateau 200ft OD
Condition: dry
Report type: macrofossil reports

Bibliography

Wilson G. 1975. The botanical setting of the Roman fort of Birrens, Dunfriesshire. 259-68. In: Robertson A S. (ed). Birrens (Blatobulgium). Edinburgh: Constable. Scotland, Dumfries & Galloway

Processed by

DGW - Wilson, Dr D Gay: Botany School, Cambridge

Sample: 1137a

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
RO.RM	well	layer	burnt	Roman Antonine	000	200
Context integrity: 1 Context preservation: bu Dating method: nr Dating validity: 1 Environmental interpretion: - Archaeological interpretion: destruction layer?
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Agrostemma githago pro c Q p 1 Alnus glutinosa frt c Q p 1 Calluna vulgaris fls c Q p 1 Calluna vulgaris sht c Q p 1 Carex curta/disticha pro c Q p 1 Cerealia pro c 20 3 Erica tetralix lvs c Q p 1 Gramineae pro c Q p 1 Hordeum vulgare pro c ! 5 1 Triticum aestivum pro c 8 1 Triticum sp. pro c A 4 1

Sample: 1137b

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
RO.RM	well	well fill	nr	Roman	000	200
Context integrity: 1 Context preservation: wl Dating method: nr Dating validity: 1 Environmental interpretion: - Archaeological interpretion: middle well fill
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Betula sp. pro w Q p 1 Calluna vulgaris fls w Q p 1 Calluna vulgaris pro w Q p 1 Calluna vulgaris sht w Q p 1 Carex curta/disticha pro w Q p 1 Carex echinata pro w Q p 1 Carex nigra group pro w Q p 1 Carex panicea pro w Q p 1 Carex pilulifera pro w Q p 1 cf. Empetrum sp. pro w Q p 1 Chenopodium album pro w Q p 1 Erica cinerea pro w Q p 1 Erica tetralix pro w Q p 1 Filipendula ulmaria pro w Q p 1 Galium cf. mollugo pro w Q p 1 Gramineae pro w Q p 1 Juncus effusus pro w Q p 1 Juncus squarrosus pro w Q p 1 Luzula sp. pro w PQ p 1 Polygonum lapathifolium pro w Q p 1 Potentilla erecta pro w Q p 1 Ranunculus auricomus pro w Q p 1 Ranunculus flammula pro w Q p 1 Rumex cf. crispus pro w Q p 1 Salix sp. bsc w Q p 1 Sphagnum sp. lvs w Q p 1 Stellaria media pro w Q p 1

Sample: 1137c

Period	Context	Type	Sediment	Period	Earliest date	Latest date
RO.RM	well	well fill	nr	Roman	000	200
Context integrity: 1 Context preservation: wl Dating method: nr Dating validity: 1 Environmental interpretion: - Archaeological interpretion: near bottom of well
Taxalist:
	Taxa name Part Preservation Problem code Quantity Abundance Calluna vulgaris fls w Q p 1 Calluna vulgaris lvs w Q p 1 Calluna vulgaris pro w Q p 1 Calluna vulgaris rtw w Q p 1 Carex curta/disticha pro w Q p 1 Carex echinata pro w Q p 1 Carex pilulifera pro w Q p 1 Carex sp. pro w PQ p 1 cf. Vaccinium sp. pro w Q p 1 Chenopodium album pro w Q p 1 Dryopteris type spo w Q p 1 Erica cinerea pro w Q p 1 Erica tetralix pro w Q p 1 Galium sp. pro w Q p 1 Gramineae pro w Q p 1 Juncus acutiflorus/articulatus pro w Q p 1 Juncus conglomeratus pro w Q p 1 Juncus squarrosus pro w Q p 1 Luzula sp. pro w PQ p 1 Polygonum lapathifolium pro w Q p 1 Potentilla erecta pro w Q p 1 Sphagnum sp. pro w PQ p 1

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