Site Event/Activity record EHG226 - Watching brief - New Police Headquarters, Inverness
Location
| Location | Northern Constabulary Headquarters |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NH 68607 44362 (126m by 127m) |
| Map sheet | NH64SE |
| Operational Area | INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Cannich Archaeological Services
Date
Sept 1997
Description
A watching brief was carried out by Cannich Archaeological Services in 1997 prior to the construction of the new Northern Constabulary Headquarters building in Inverness. Observations during the initial site topsoil stripping by machine of the area to the northeast under tarmac showed that it had been filled and levelled during the construction of the 1960s buulding and the old surface was not exposed. A single pit containing Late Neolithic Grooved Ware pottery was exposed and recorded. The cutting of drainage trenches and the digging of foundation pits were also observed but nothing further was seen. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG21195 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Kenworthy, J.. 1997. Report on a watching brief during ground clearance at the New Police Headquarters, Inverness, September 1997. Cannich Archaeological Services. 30/01/1997. .
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG55798 Neolithic pit - new Inverness Police Headquarters (Monument)
Record last edited
Oct 17 2014 3:01PM