Site Event/Activity record EHG3633 - Ground penetrating radar survey - Cromartie Memorial Car Park, Dingwall

A ground penetrating radar survey was undertaken over the presumed site of Dingwall's Viking thing mound. The survey aimed to assess the car park and the immediate environs for buried archaeological remains relating to the historic mound, its use as an assembly site and Dingwall's historic environment more generally. This formed part of a wider project seeking to address key issues as to the character and origins of Dingwall's Viking assembly site or "thing". A single channel radar device was used to conduct a "timeslice" survey, with parallels runs recorded 0.5m apart. Single profiles were recorded at several trajectories to allow cross referencing of anomalies. The radar survey produced good quality data and was not adversely affected by the presence of tarmac or background geological deposits. Key finds included the identification of a possible ditch surrounding the mound, indications of a route-way connecting the church and mound, and considerable disturbance from post-medieval buildings particularly on the south side of the car park. <1>