Site Event/Activity record EHG3505 - Trial trenching - Kirksheaf Road, Tain
Location
Location | Kirksheaf Road |
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Grid reference | Centred NH 7827 8211 (111m by 141m) |
Map sheet | NH78SE |
Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
Civil Parish | TAIN |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Highland Archaeology Services Ltd
Date
July 2009
Description
A trial trenching evaluation was conducted by Highland Archaeology Services over 5% of a proposed housing development site on Kirksheaf Road, Tain, in 2009. The site was considered sensitive due to its proximity to the historic centre of Tain. All eight of the trenches showed evidence of early agricultural use and yielded fragments of medieval and modern pottery. Trench 3 contained features identified as the remains of rig and furrow agriculture. The other seven trenches showed scattered linear ard marks reflecting multiple periods of use. In addition to the numerous medieval pottery fragments three metal finds were recovered by a local metal detectorist, a decorative strap end, a copper alloy jug foot and a copper alloy octagonal decorative boss. The scattered finds and the remains of agricultural practices have provided key evidence of the use of the site by the inhabitants of medieval Tain. <1>
Excavation assemblage disclaimed at TT finds allocation panel meeting 28/6/2012.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG26652 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Peteranna, M.. 2009. Proposed Housing Development Kirksheaf Road, Tain: Archaeological Trial Trenching Evaluation. Highland Archaeology Services Ltd. Digital.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG54513 Tain, Kirksheaf Road (Monument)
Record last edited
Nov 18 2015 2:12PM