Site Event/Activity record EHG2883 - Watching brief at Slacknamarnock Quarry, Inverness

Location

Location Slacknamarnock Quarry, Inverness
Grid reference Centred NH 65863 41750 (235m by 232m) (Centred)
Map sheet NH64SE
Operational Area INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY
Geographical Area INVERNESS

Technique(s)

Organisation

Headland Archaeology Ltd

Date

Aug-Oct 2007

Map

Description

A watching brief carried out between 6 August–4 October 2007 entailed monitoring the clearing of vegetation and excavation of topsoil to form an access road into the disused quarry and of soil stripping in areas designated as ‘archaeologically sensitive’ in the development area. No features were encountered along the course of the access road. It appears that a large part of the site had been stripped down to the underlying sand and gravel deposits at the time of the quarrying, rendering it archaeologically sterile. A bank which had been identified in a prior desk-based assessment appears to have been constructed at the time the quarry was established. The only area that appeared to be undisturbed was the high area located along the S edge of the site; although some sections of this area are also disturbed. It was in this area that a cist burial was recorded in 1970. No features were encountered during monitoring of soil stripping in the ‘archaeologically sensitive’ areas. <1>-<3>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Dataset: RCAHMS. 01/2009. Annual update from Canmore. Digital.
  • <2> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Hewat, C. 08/2007. Slacknamarnock Quarry, Inverness: Results of an Archaeological Watching Brief. Headland Archaeology Ltd. 15/10/2007. Digital.
  • <3> Text/Publication/Serial: Millburn, P (ed). 2008. Discovery and Excavation in Scotland - New Series, Volume 8, 2007. Paper (Original).

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Parent/preceding Site Events/Activities (1)

  • DBA and walkover survey - Slacknamarnock, Inverness

Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)

  • Excavation at Slacknamarnock Quarry, Inverness (Ref: SQI07)

Record last edited

Oct 28 2014 3:54PM

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