Site Event/Activity record EHG2859 - Trial trenching at Mullans Wood, Tore

Location

Location Mullans Wood, Tore, Killearnan
Grid reference Centred NH 57641 52688 (337m by 307m)
Map sheet NH55SE
Geographical Area ROSS AND CROMARTY
Operational Area ROSS SKYE AND LOCHABER

Technique(s)

Organisation

Catherine Dagg

Date

December 2008

Map

Description

Archaeological trial trenching was carried out within an area of felled coniferous planting scheduled for re-development. The trenches covered 7% of the development area. Before felling commenced a marking out survey had been carried out to identify exclusion zones. Three of the stone piles identified in the walk-over survey were investigated. An area of topsoil stripping for a deer fence was also examined, and a trial trench was dug across the area of a proposed office and plant building. The work ascertained that mounds identified during an initial walk-over survey were piles of stones without any structure and were most likely to have been field clearance piles, possibly contemporary with a hut circle located within the undisturbed part of the plantation. Ditches and plough marks were also noted. These are possibly associated with short-term expansion of croft land during the 19th century. <1>

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dagg, C. 12/2008. Mullans Wood, Tore, Killearnan - Proposed Recycling Centre: Archaeological Monitoring and Trial Trenching. Unaffiliated. 27/01/2009. Digital.

Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

  • Five possible field clearance piles in Mullans Wood, Tore (Monument)
  • Small cairn in Mullans Wood (1 of 8) (Monument)
  • Small cairn in Mullans Wood (3 of 8) (Monument)
  • Small cairn in Mullans Wood (4 of 8) (Monument)

Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)

  • Desk based assessment and walkover survey at Mullans Wood, Tore

Record last edited

Oct 18 2016 10:59AM

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