Site Event/Activity record EHG3630 - Salvage excavation of human remains, Farr by Bettyhill
Location
Location | |
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Grid reference | Centred NC 7180 6234 (7m by 4m) |
Map sheet | NC76SW |
Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
Operational Area | CAITHNESS SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS |
Civil Parish | FARR |
Technique(s)
Organisation
GUARD Archaeology Ltd
Date
October 2011
Description
In October 2011, a partial inhumation was recovered at Farr by Bettyhill, Sutherland by GUARD Archaeology Ltd, acting on behalf of Historic Scotland under the Human Remains Call-off Contract. An initial photographic record was made after which all the bones were planned, numbered and recovered. Two hummocks of turf immediately adjacent were removed to establish the extent of the remains and the sand deposits were removed and sieved. The location of the previous police excavation of human remains in 2010 was also assessed and excavated to bedrock. The exposed sections of the dune were closely inspected for about 40 metres around the site. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG25592 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Rennie, C. 11/2011. Farr by Bettyhill; Human Remains Call-off Contract - Data Structure Report. GUARD Archaeology Ltd. Digital.
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG55585 Human Remains, Farr, Bettyhill (Monument)
Record last edited
Nov 27 2014 2:12PM