Site Event/Activity record EHG2859 - Trial trenching at Mullans Wood, Tore
Location
Location | Mullans Wood, Tore, Killearnan |
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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
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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> SHG24059 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)
Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)
- EHG2826 Desk based assessment and walkover survey at Mullans Wood, Tore
Record last edited
Oct 18 2016 10:59AM