NO42NE 69 c. 480 250 See also NO42NE 159. Possibly on map sheet NO42SE. The discovery of many scattered surface finds is recorded on Tentsmuir. Among those in Dundee Museum and Art gallery there are recorded: Coutts nos. Dundee Museum Acc. no. 5 Microlithic points 1964-127- 1 and 2 11 Flint Knife 1969-215 16 Flint scrapers 1969-213 (1-46) 19 Leaf-shaped arrowheads 1964-123,1966-142,1971-317 31 Petit tranchet derivataive arrowheads 1964-125, 1969-236 33 Petit tranchet arrowheads 1969-228 56 Flint fabricator 1969-239 68 Barbed-and-tanged flint arrowheads 1970-333-1 and 2, 1971-316 88 Beaker/Food Vessel hybrid 1964-33 102 Food vessel sherds 1971-211 (1-9) 149 Sandstone hone 1971-190 150 Honestones 1971-191, 192 and 193 154 Jet fragments 1971-195 (1-21) 155 Facetted jet bead 1969-257 157 Beads of paste and amber 1969-260, 1971-221 (1-3) 173 Spindle whorls 1969-20, 1971-215 (1-6) H Coutts 1971 NO 4710 2594 As part of an archaeological evaluation of Forestry Commission land in Tentsmuir, Fife carried out by Headland Archaeology Ltd in the first half of 1997 a surface pottery scatter was recorded (the place of discovery was given as Morton). This evaluation was commissioned by Fife Council Planning Service in advance of Forest Enterprise felling proposals, the work was executed to a brief prepared by Peter Yeoman and Sarah Govan of Fife Council Archaeological Service. In total 19 sherds of medieval pottery were found at the grid reference given above. The report mentions that the area of Tentsmuir had a considerable population at least in the post-medieval period. This population was removed in a short period at the start of the 19th century as the large estates reformed their agricultural land. NO 472 257 As part of the same evaluation a further 6 medieval pottery sherds were found in a surface scatter. The place of discovery is given as Fetterdale. Sponsors: Fife Council with support from Historic Scotland and Forest Enterprise NMRS MS/899/32 (May 1997 Headland Archaeology Ltd) NO 4648 2633 This report gives an overview and synthesis of the archaeology of Tentsmuir, it should be read in conjunction with MS/899/32 which gives more detail on the archaeological evaluation Headland Archaeology Ltd conducted in the area. The report contains the sections 'The Scope and Aims of the report', 'The geomorphic evolution of Tentsmuir', 'History of archaeological investigation'. It then goes on to look at the archaeology of Tentsmuir, period by period : 'Mesolithic', 'Later prehistoric', 'Medieval and post Medieval', 'Agricultural improvement' amd finally 'World War Two'. Maps and plans for each period are also included. Sponsors: Fife Council with support from Historic Scotland and Forest Enterprise. NMRS MS/899/33 (May 1997 Headland Archaeology Ltd.).