Site Event/Activity record EHG1473 - Geophysical survey - Culloden Battlefield
Location
| Location | Site of the battle of Culloden |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NH 74327 44898 (141m by 127m) |
| Map sheet | NH74SW |
| Operational Area | INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
| Civil Parish | DAVIOT AND DUNLICHITY |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Glasgow University (GUARD)
Date
April 2005
Description
GUARD was commissioned by Jacobs Babtie Ltd, on behalf of the National Trust for Scotland to carry out a multi-faceted investigation in 2005 at Culloden Battlefield as part of a a programme of site reassessment associated with the Culloden Battlefield Memorial Project. Geophysical survey was used in an attempt to loacte the un-marked graves of the government troops in the so-called 'Field of the English'. Both magnetometer and resistivity techniques were used in an area of 9,600m². In addition to possible prehistoric activity, in the form of a circular feature, a large anomaly may represent disturbance associated with a burial trench. <1>
See EHG3692 for the metal detecting survey and EHG3693 for the excavation.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG22517 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Pollard, T.. 2006. Culloden Battlefield, Report on the Archaeological Investigation. Glasgow University (GUARD). 23/02/2006. Paper and Digital.
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Record last edited
Oct 21 2014 3:33PM