Site Event/Activity record EHG3277 - Trial trenching - Ness Side, Dores Road, Inverness
Location
| Location | Ness Side, Dores Road, Inverness |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6508 4244 (239m by 266m) |
| Map sheet | NH64SE |
| Operational Area | INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
| Civil Parish | INVERNESS AND BONA |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Technique(s)
Organisation
AOC Archaeology Group
Date
May 2010
Description
A trial trenching evaluation was undertaken by AOC Archaeology Group in 2010 prior to a retail development on a greenfield site at Ness Side, Dores Road, Inverness. The works consisted of a 5% sample evaluation on a 4.5 ha land parcel comprising rough pasture, a few hundred metres south-east of the River Ness. Eighteeen trenches were mecahnically excavated. Neither significant archaeological features nor unstratified artefacts were uncovered. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG24859 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Dunbar, L. 05/2010. Ness Side, Dores Road, Inverness: Evaluation - Data Structure Report. AOC Archaeology Group. 13/08/2010. Digital.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Jun 12 2014 11:37AM