Site Event/Activity record EHG3390 - Desk based assessment and evaluation - Sutherland Road, Dornoch

Location

Location Sutherland Road, Dornoch
Grid reference Centred NH 7920 8951 (242m by 333m)
Map sheet NH78NE
Geographical Area SUTHERLAND
Operational Area CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS
Civil Parish DORNOCH

Technique(s)

Organisation

Alba Archaeology Ltd

Date

2008

Map

Description

Archaeological evaluation, comprising the excavation of 27 trenches, followed a desk based assessment undertaken on a proposed development site at Sutherland Road, Dornoch. This work recorded a number of features, some containing preserved organic remains. Further excavation work is recommended. <1> NH 7900 8950 An evaluation was carried out, 12–21 August 2008, prior to development for housing. It was hoped that a boundary ditch identified on an early map would be uncovered. The water-logged areas closest to the road held large timbers, possibly ship-related. A ditch running N/S closer to the edge of town and in sandy conditions contained wooden pegs and knotted rope. At the far S end of the site, in clean sand, the shallow ditch of a burial mound c3.5 x 3.8m with terminals at the SW end was recorded. Archive: RCAHMS (intended). Report: Highland SMR (intended) Funder: Pat Munro (Alness) Ltd Nick Garry (Alba Archaeology - Highland - Ltd), 2008 <2>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Garry, N. 12/2008. Proposed Housing Development off Sutherland Road, Dornoch: Results of a Desk-based Assessment and Archaeological Evaluation. Alba Archaeology. Digital (scanned as PDF).
  • <2> Dataset: RCAHMS. 02/2010. Annual update from Canmore. Digital. 577395.

Related Monuments/Buildings (4)

  • Ditch, Sutherland Road, Dornoch (Monument)
  • Ditches, Sutherland Road, Dornoch (Monument)
  • Medieval and post medieval ditches, Sutherland Road, Dornoch (Monument)
  • Possible Barrow, Sutherland Road, Dornoch (Monument)

Record last edited

Feb 8 2016 4:30PM

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