Diametrically Opposed Entrances: Iron Age Settlement and Neolithic Activity at Weirston Road, Kilwinning, North Ayrshire

Archaeological works at Weirston Road, Kilwinning, revealed prehistoric activity dating from the Neolithic to the Middle Iron Age. Iron Age settlement evidence includes numerous overlapping ring-groove structures with diametrically opposed entrances, representative of a regional roundhouse variant. While the Early to Middle Iron Age activity dominates the site, the finds assemblage includes Late Neolithic pottery and Late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age lithic material, demonstrating new evidence for Neolithic activity in the area.