Site Event/Activity record EHG1134 - Palaeoenvironmental sampling at Oliclett, near Wick
Location
| Location | South east of the Hill of Oliclett |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred ND 30368 45344 (668m by 645m) (Approximate) |
| Map sheet | ND34NW |
| Geographical Area | CAITHNESS |
Technique(s)
Organisation
University of Stirling
Date
Not recorded.
Description
A detailed peat-stratigraphic survey was undertaken and sampled for a comprehensive radiocarbon dating programme. Cores were obtained along two transects of 600 metres and 100 metres in length respectively. This work was undertaken in conjunction with the trial excavations carried out in the same year by the University of Cardiff (see EHG860).
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG27279 Text/Publication/Article: Tipping R. 2008. Blanket peat in the Scottish Highlands: timing, cause, spread and the myth of environmental determinism. Biodiversity and Conservation Vol. 17. 1097-2113. Digital (scanned as PDF).
- --- SHG27282 Text/Publication/Article: Tipping, R., Tisdall, E., Davies, A., Wilson, C., Yendell, S.. 2007. Living with peat in the flow country: prehistoric farming communities and blanket peat spread at Oliclett, Caithness, northern Scotland. WARP Occasional Papers. Digital (scanned as PDF).
- <1> SHG22164 Text/Report: Tipping R, Davies A & Tisdall E. 12/10/2001. Later Mesolithic and Neolithic Landscape Reconstructions at Oliclett, near Wick, Caithness: Second Report. University of Stirling. . Digital (scanned as PDF). p 1-12, 31-39.
- <1> SHG23391 Text/Report: Tipping R, Davies A & Tisdall E. 06/03/2002. Later Mesolithic and Neolithic Landscape Reconstructions at Oliclett, near Wick, Caithness: Third Report. University of Stirling. . Digital (scanned as PDF). p 1-12, 31-39.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- EHG860 Test pitting on the site of a lithic scatter at Oliclett, near Wick
Record last edited
Jun 22 2016 3:39PM