Site Event/Activity record EHG3690 - Metal detecting survey - Culloden Battlefield
Location
| Location | Site of Battle of Culloden |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred NH 7436 4491 (283m by 286m) |
| Map sheet | NH74SW |
| Operational Area | INVERNESS NAIRN BADENOCH AND STRATHSPEY |
| Civil Parish | DAVIOT AND DUNLICHITY |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
Technique(s)
Organisation
Glasgow University (GUARD)
Date
Sept 2001
Description
A metal detecting survey was carried out by GUARD in 2001 with the assistance of volunteers from a local metal detecting club in three areas at the Culloden Battlefield site. The survey was carried out as part of investigations for the BBC television series 'Two Men in a Trench'. A large number of objects including musket balls, grape shot, buttons and a kilt pin weer recovered. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SHG25720 Text/Publication: Pollard, T. & Oliver, N.. 2002. Two men in a Trench: Battlefield Archaeology - The Key to Unlocking The Past. Paper (Original).
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
- MHG3047 Battlefield, Culloden (Battlefield)
Record last edited
Nov 27 2014 2:24PM