Site Event/Activity record EHG120 - Excavation - Cnoc a' Chaisteil, Alness
Location
| Location | Cnoc a' Chaisteil |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6499 6909 (39m by 46m) |
| Map sheet | NH66NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
| Civil Parish | ALNESS |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Central Excavation Unit (Scottish Development Department)
Date
June-July 1983
Description
Excavations were carried out at the surviving earthworks of Cnoc a' Chaisteil, Alness, by the Central Excavation Unit of the Scottish Development Department (HBM) over four weeks in June-July in 1983. Scheduled Monument consent had been granted earlier that year for the extraction of sand and gravel. The results indicated that there had been activity on the site prior to the construction of the earthworks, possibly sometime in prehistory with a period of re-use in the late C10 or early C11 AD. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG732 Text/Publication/Article: Rideout, J. 1987. Excavation of an Earthwork at Cnoc a'Chaisteal, Alness, Easter Ross, 1983. Glasgow Archaeological Journal Vol. 14. 63-69.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG8103 Motte, Cnoc A Chaisteil (Monument)
Record last edited
Apr 11 2014 3:08PM