Site Event/Activity record EHG3155 - Trial trenching - Kilbraur Wind Farm, Strath Brora
Location
| Location | Land at Strath Brora |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NC 77047 06984 (117m by 125m) (Centred) |
| Map sheet | NC70NE |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
| Civil Parish | ROGART |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Headland Archaeology Ltd
Date
Dec 2006
Description
A trial trench evaluation was conducted on the site of proposed on-site borrow pit for the Kilbraur Wind Farm. A prior walkover survey was undertaken to check for the presence of upstanding earthworks. The evaluation entailed a 5 percent sample of the 2ha development area. Sixteen trenches were excavated, where ground conditions permitted, covering 832 square metres. The trenches were excavated through varying depths of peat with the gleyed mineral soil reaching an average depth of 0.35m below the ground surface. The remains of two clearance cairns were recorded at the south-east margins of the borrow pit area. <1>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG24632 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Haston, S-J. 01/2007. Kilbraur Wind Farm, Strath Brora, Highland: An Archaeological Evaluation of a proposed borrow pit; A Watching brief on the groundworks of an access road & the Survey of Sites 102, 103 and 104. Headland Archaeology Ltd. Digital.
- <1> SHG24632 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Haston, S-J. 01/2007. Kilbraur Wind Farm, Strath Brora, Highland: An Archaeological Evaluation of a proposed borrow pit; A Watching brief on the groundworks of an access road & the Survey of Sites 102, 103 and 104. Headland Archaeology Ltd. Digital.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)
- EHG3154 Excavation of clearance cairns, Kilbraur Wind Farm, Strath Brora (Ref: SBW02)
Record last edited
Nov 6 2015 11:47AM